intake
/ˈɪnteɪk/ verb C2- To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
He/she/it intakes · Past intook · Past participle intaken · -ing form intaking
Verb forms
- Base form
- intake
- He/she/it
- intakes
- Past
- intook
- Past participle
- intaken
- -ing form
- intaking
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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Ah!” He drew in his breath with a shrill, excited intake.
I heard a sharp intake of his breath and the cigar fell from his fingers.
Their diet frequently consists of discarded food scraps, fallen fruit, and insects, with earthworms making up a surprisingly large portion of their nutritional intake.
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