noun

intake

Translation

consumption, admission, input

What is your daily calorie intake?

The new intake of students is large.

The air intake for the engine is blocked.

an intake of ((sth.)) the amount of sth. taken in He has a low intake of sugar.

the air/fuel intake an opening for air/fuel The car's air intake needs cleaning.

Synonyms: consumption, admission, input; Antonyms: output, expenditure

A compound of 'in' and 'take'. It literally means the act or amount of taking something in.

Picture 'taking something in', like food into your body or students into a school.