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

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Intake — In take , n. 1. The place where water, air, or other substance is taken into a pipe, conduit, or machine; opposed to {outlet}. [1913 Webster] 2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder. [1913 Webster] 3. The quantity… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intake — [in′tāk΄] n. 1. the act or process of taking in 2. the amount or thing taken in 3. the place at which a fluid is taken into a pipe, channel, etc. [a sewer intake] 4. a narrowing; an abrupt lessening in breadth 5. Mech. the amount of energy taken… … English World dictionary
intake — index receipt (act of receiving), revenue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
intake — (n.) c.1800, place where water is taken into a channel or pipe, from IN (Cf. in) + TAKE (Cf. take). Meaning act of taking in (food, breath, etc.) is first attested 1808 … Etymology dictionary
intakė — sf. Rtr žr. antukys … Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language
intake — ► NOUN 1) an amount or quantity taken in. 2) an act of taking in. 3) a location or structure through which something is taken in … English terms dictionary
Intake — An intake , or especially for aircraft inlet, is an air intake for an engine. Because the modern internal combustion engine is in essence a powerful air pump, like the exhaust system on an engine, the intake must be carefully engineered and tuned … Wikipedia
intake — 01. I had to cut down on my coffee [intake] because I was having trouble sleeping at night. 02. You simply have to reduce your [intake] of fat if you don t want to have another heart attack. 03. An excessive [intake] of alcohol can cause a… … Grammatical examples in English
intake — in|take [ˈınteık] n 1.) [singular, U] the amount of food, drink etc that you take into your body intake of ▪ Try to reduce your intake of fat. a high/low intake ▪ a high intake of carbohydrates food/alcohol/calorie etc intake ▪ Sickness may… … Dictionary of contemporary English
intake — See air intake cold air intake heated intake intake manifold intake port intake stroke intake tract intake stroke intake valve ram intake manifold … Dictionary of automotive terms

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