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# intake

noun (an intake, intakes)

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

## Everyday

1. Intake is the amount of something you take into your body, like food, water or air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#m1)
2. An intake is the group of new people who join a school, college, job or the army at one time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#m2)
3. An intake is a place or opening where water, air or fuel goes into a pipe or machine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#m3)
4. An intake of breath is a quick breath in, from surprise or shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#m4)

### In the lessons

In health lessons it is about daily intake of food, sugar, salt and water: «Reduce your sugar intake». In school life, the year's intake is the new pupils starting. In maths problems, intake can be measured in grams or litres per day. Phrases: «daily intake», «intake of breath», «this year's intake».

### Examples

- Try to cut down your sugar intake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x1)
- Your water intake should go up when it's hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x2)
- This year's intake at our school is 60 children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x3)
- There was a sharp intake of breath when the vase fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x4)
- The engine's air intake was blocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x5)
- The recommended daily intake of salt is less than 6 grams for adults. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intake/#x6)

### Note

Countable: an intake, intakes (often used with «of»). Stress on the first syllable: «IN-take». The verb is «take in», not «intake». In maths problems, total intake = amount per meal × number of meals.

## On Mova

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