intake

[ in-teyk ]

noun

1. the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
2. an act or instance of taking in:

   an intake of oxygen.

3. something that is taken in.
4. a quantity taken in:

   an intake of 50 gallons a minute.

5. a narrowing; contraction.

intake

/ ˈɪnˌteɪk /

noun

1. a thing or a quantity taken in

   an intake of students

2. the act of taking in
3. the opening through which fluid enters a duct or channel, esp the air inlet of a jet engine
4. a ventilation shaft in a mine
5. a contraction or narrowing

   an intake in a garment

Word History and Origins

Origin of intake¹

First recorded in 1515–25; noun use of verb phrase take in

Example Sentences

When they report, players and other personnel will undergo an intake screening that includes a temperature check, a coronavirus test via nasal swab, and a rapid antibody test.

From Washington Post

Most people’s intake already falls within these ranges, so striking the perfect balance of macros day after day isn’t something you should overthink.

From Outside Online

There, as documented earlier this year by The Washington Post, he went through an intake process that included a mandatory mental health therapy session.

From Washington Post

A few years later you’d be the manager, but at first you worked intake and sat at a desk at the entrance.

From MIT Technology Review

This is one reason it’s hard to get people to care about something as invisible as sodium intake.

From Washington Post

Similarly, the results of this study should not drastically increase your intake of Indian food.

From The Daily Beast

Prisoners are given uniforms, towels and basic hygiene kits upon intake, but forced to purchase just about everything else.

From The Daily Beast

After all, without food intake for eight to 12 hours, you are in a fasted state.

From The Daily Beast

My dad in a kind of manic phase, feeling really euphoric and excited and like [sharp breath intake] kind of high.

From The Daily Beast

Drink It Down Most beverages (non-alcoholic, of course) will help contribute to your daily water intake.

From The Daily Beast

A low, whistling sound, the simultaneous sharp intake of breath through the nostrils of forty men, filled the room.

From Project Gutenberg

In the colder seasons warm air is fed to air intake of carbureter through the warm air elbow "F" (see cut).

From Project Gutenberg

The food intake correspondingly decreased during those periods.

From Project Gutenberg

A few turns of the intake valves of their helmets accomplished this, and they soon felt much better.

From Project Gutenberg

The conditions with the intake and exhaust port fully opened are clearly shown at Fig. 8, C.

From Project Gutenberg

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