March 18, 2020 Word of the Day
plural intakes
Health experts encourage us to increase our intake of fruits and vegetables.
Definition of INTAKE
1 : the amount of something (such as food or drink) that is taken into your body
[noncount]
You should limit your daily intake of fats and sugars.
[count]
a larger intake of fluids
the recommended daily intakes of selected vitamins
2 [count] : the act of taking something (such as air) into your body
a sudden intake of breath
3 [count] : a place or part where liquid or air enters something (such as an engine)
the fuel intake
4 British : the number of things or people that are taken into something (such as an organization)
[count]
The new intake of Labour MPs includes many women.
[noncount]
The school's intake of students has increased in recent years.
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