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intaking

intaking is the present participle and gerund of intake.

Noun

intaking (plural intakings)

  1. The act of taking something in.
    • Experiencing like breathing is a rhythm of intakings and outgivings.1934, John Dewey, Art as Experience
  2. money received; income

Meaning of intake

Verb

intake (third-person singular simple present intakes, present participle intaking, simple past intook, past participle intaken)

  1. (transitive) To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
    • Well, I "intook" the general situation west of the Mississippi because I did not get much of a chance to see things east of the Mississippi.1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt, press conference

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Forms of intaking

pluralintakings

Questions about intaking

What does intaking mean?
Intaking means the act of taking something in.
What is intaking the present participle and gerund of?
Intaking is the present participle and gerund of intake.
What part of speech is intaking?
Intaking is a noun.
What is the plural of intaking?
The plural of intaking is intakings.

Words near intaking in the dictionary

  1. intake valves
  2. intaken
  3. intaker
  4. intakers
  5. intakes
  6. intaking
  7. intakings
  8. Intal
  9. intalk
  10. intaminated
  11. intangibilities

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