Intake: meaning, definitions and examples

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intake

 

[ หˆษชn.teษชk ]

Context #1

diet

The amount of food or drink that is taken into the body at one time.

Synonyms

absorption, consumption, ingestion

Examples of usage

  • She monitors her daily intake of calories.
  • Increasing your water intake can improve your overall health.
Context #2

medicine

The process of taking food, drink, or another substance into the body.

Synonyms

absorption, consumption, ingestion

Examples of usage

  • The medication is most effective when taken with a full intake of water.
  • The doctor advised him to reduce his alcohol intake.

Translations

Translations of the word "intake" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น entrada

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เคตเคถเฅ‹เคทเคฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Aufnahme

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ masukan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะฟะพะถะธะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przyjฤ™cie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ…ฅใ‚Œ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท admission

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ingreso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท giriลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ญ์ทจ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุณุชูŠุนุงุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pล™รญjem

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ prรญjem

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ‘„ๅ…ฅ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ vnos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ inntaka

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะฑั‹ะปะดะฐัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒฆแƒฌแƒ”แƒ•แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qษ™bul

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ ingreso

Word origin

The word 'intake' originated from the Old English word 'intรฆc', meaning an opening or entrance. Over time, it evolved to refer to the process of taking something into the body. The modern usage of 'intake' in the context of nutrition and medicine developed in the late 19th century.

See also: overtake, partake, retake, retaking, take, takeaway, taken, takeoff, takeout, takeover, taker, taking, undertake, untaken, uptake.