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# ingest

verb (ingest, ingests, ingested, ingesting); noun (ingestion)

«ingest» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) To ingest is to take food, drink, medicine or another substance into your body by swallowing it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#m1)
2. (formal) To ingest information is to take it in and absorb it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on digestion, ingestion is the first step: food is ingested (eaten), then digested, absorbed and the waste is egested. Safety labels say «harmful if ingested», meaning dangerous to swallow: cleaning products, batteries, some plants. In the exam voice, «ingest» replaces «eat» or «swallow». Phrases: «harmful if ingested», «ingest food», «accidentally ingested».

### Examples

- Bleach is harmful if ingested. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x1)
- Animals ingest food through their mouths. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x2)
- The dog ingested a sock and had to see the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x3)
- If a child ingests a battery, go to hospital straight away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x4)
- Whales ingest tiny plastic bits from the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x5)
- Plants do not ingest food; they make it from sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/#x6)

### Note

Formal word; in everyday talk say «swallow» or «eat». Noun: «ingestion». Opposite in science: «egest» (get rid of waste). Do not confuse with «digest» (break down food inside the body) or «inject» (put in with a needle).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ingest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ingest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ingest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ingest.html) on Mova free.