uptake

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English uptaken (“to take up, lift”), partial calque of earlier Middle English upnimen (“to take up, lift”), equivalent to up- +‎ take. Compare Swedish upptaga, uppta (“to take up”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (noun) /ˈʌpteɪk/ IPA(key): (verb) /ʌpˈteɪk/ === Noun === uptake (countable and uncountable, plural uptakes) Understanding; comprehension. Absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism. The act of lifting or taking up. (dated) A chimney. (dated) The upcast pipe from the smokebox of a steam boiler towards the chimney. ==== Derived terms ==== on the uptake quick on the uptake slow on the uptake reuptake ==== Translations ==== === Verb === uptake (third-person singular simple present uptakes, present participle uptaking, simple past uptook, past participle uptaken) (archaic) To take up, to lift. To absorb, as food or a drug by an organism. To accept and begin to use, as a new practice. === Anagrams === take up, take-up, takeup