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- Dictionaryuptake/ˈʌpteɪk/
noun
- 1. the action of taking up or making use of something that is available: "the uptake of free school meals"
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The meaning of UPTAKE is the act or action of grasping with the mind : understanding, comprehension —usually used in the phrases quick on the uptake and slow on the uptake. How to use uptake in a sentence.
the rate or act of taking something in: Plants in their growth stage exhibit an increased uptake of nutrients. the rate or act of accepting something: There is a 90 percent uptake of vaccination in this country. Uptake of places on the training course has been disappointing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
the rate or act of taking something in: Plants in their growth stage exhibit an increased uptake of nutrients. the rate or act of accepting something: There is a 90 percent uptake of vaccination in this country. The fastest uptake of the new farming methods has been in Brazil. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Uptake definition: apprehension; understanding or comprehension; mental grasp. See examples of UPTAKE used in a sentence.
uptake (of something) (specialist) the process by which something is taken into a body or system; the rate at which this happens. the uptake of oxygen by muscles. Idioms. be quick/slow on the uptake. (informal) to be quick/slow to understand something. Is he always this slow on the uptake?
noun. 1. a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney. 2. mining another term for upcast (sense 2) 3. taking up or lifting up. 4. the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available.
uptake meaning, definition, what is uptake: the number of people who use a service o...: Learn more.
UPTAKE definition: to be slow/quick to understand something. Learn more.
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) synonyms: consumption, ingestion, intake. see more. noun. a process of taking up or using up or consuming. “they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids”. see more.
UPTAKE meaning: 1 : the process by which something is taken in by the body, a plant, etc.; 2 : the ability to learn new things, to understand what is happening or being said, etc.
