Definition of "intake" in English

noun

1. The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.

2. The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

3. The quantity taken in.

   • the intake of air

4. An act or instance of taking in.

   • an intake of oxygen or food

5. (slang, derogatory) A nostril, especially a large one.

6. The people taken into an organization or establishment at a particular time.

   • the new intake of students

7. The process of screening a juvenile offender to decide upon release or referral.

8. A tract of land enclosed.

9. (UK, dialect) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.

verb

1. (transitive) To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.