Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in teyk]
- /ɪn teɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in teyk]
- /ɪn teɪk/
Definitions of in-take word
- noun in-take the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc. 1
- noun in-take an act or instance of taking in: an intake of oxygen. 1
- noun in-take something that is taken in. 1
- noun in-take a quantity taken in: an intake of 50 gallons a minute. 1
- noun in-take a narrowing; contraction. 1
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Origin of in-take
First appearance:
before 1515 One of the 27% oldest English words
First recorded in 1515-25; noun use of verb phrase take in
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for In-take
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in-take popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for in-take
noun in-take
- absorption — The absorption of a liquid, gas, or other substance is the process of it being soaked up or taken in.
- profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- admission — Admission is permission given to a person to enter a place, or permission given to a country to enter an organization. Admission is also the act of entering a place.
- input — ALPHA
- consumption — The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them.
Antonyms for in-take
noun in-take
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- distraction — the act of distracting.
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
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Matching words
- Words starting with i
- Words starting with in
- Words starting with int
- Words starting with inta
- Words starting with intak
- Words starting with intake