intake

intake
noun
1 amount of food/drink taken into the body
ADJECTIVE
▪ high
▪ moderate
▪ low
▪ increased
▪ total
▪ excessive
▪ adequate
▪ normal
▪ average
▪ recommended
▪ daily
▪

your recommended daily intake of vitamin C

▪ regular
▪ dietary, nutritional
▪ caloric (esp. AmE), calorie
▪ alcohol, calcium, carbohydrate, energy, fat, fibre/fiber, fluid, food, nutrient (esp. AmE), oxygen, protein, salt, sugar, vitamin, water
VERB + INTAKE
▪ have
▪

Make sure you have a balanced intake of vitamins A, B, C and D.

▪ maintain
▪

You should maintain a low intake of fat.

▪ boost, increase, raise
▪ control, watch
▪

You need to watch your alcohol intake.

▪ cut, cut down, cut down on, decrease, limit, lower, reduce, restrict
▪

One of the best ways to get to your ideal size is to cut fat intake right down.

2 number of students in a year
ADJECTIVE
▪ high
▪ low
▪ balanced (BrE)
▪

The government should be promoting a balanced intake of students for every school.

▪ new
▪ annual (esp. BrE)
▪ graduate (BrE), student
VERB + INTAKE
▪ have
▪

The school has an annual intake of 20 to 30.

3 where liquid/air enters a machine
ADJECTIVE
▪ air, water
VERB + INTAKE
▪ block, clog, clog up
▪

Algae has clogged the intake to the water turbine.

4 of breath
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick, sharp
▪

She gave a sharp intake of breath.

VERB + INTAKE
▪ give
▪ hear
PHRASES
▪ an intake of breath

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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