Definitions for uptakeˈʌpˌteɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
up•takeˈʌpˌteɪk(n.)
mental grasp:
quick on the uptake.
an act or instance of taking up.
a pipe or passage leading upward from below, as for conducting smoke or a current of air.
Category: Machinery
the absorption of substances, as nutrients, by the tissues.
Origin of uptake:
1810–20
Princeton's WordNet
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake(noun)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
uptake(noun)
a process of taking up or using up or consuming
"they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids"
Wiktionary
uptake(Noun)
understanding, comprehension
uptake(Noun)
absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism
uptake(Noun)
a chimney
uptake(Verb)
To take up, to lift.
Origin: From uptaken, equivalent to .
Webster Dictionary
Uptake(verb)
to take into the hand; to take up; to help
Uptake(noun)
the pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward
Uptake(noun)
understanding; apprehension
Translations for uptake
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verstandAfrikaans
- فَهْم، إدراكArabic
- бързо схващащBulgarian
- aprendizadoPortuguese (BR)
- rychle/pomalu chápavýCzech
- schnelles/langsames AuffassungsvermögenGerman
- (hurtig) i vendingenDanish
- αντίληψηGreek
- que las pilla al vuelo, que es muy listoSpanish
- kiire taibuga, pika taibugaEstonian
- دارای فهم سریع یا کندFarsi
- nopeaälyinen, hidasälyinenFinnish
- avoir/n'avoir pas l'esprit vifFrench
- מַהִיר/קְשֵה תְפִיסָהHebrew
- समझने में सुस्त या तेजHindi
- shvaćanjeCroatian
- gyors felfogásúHungarian
- cepat, lambat mengertiIndonesian
- skilningur; vera fljótur (eða ekki) að grípa/skiljaIcelandic
- (essere pronto/lento di comprendonio)Italian
- 理解が早い[]Japanese
- 이해가 빠르다(더디다)Korean
- pagavus, nuovokus, nepagavus, nenuovokusLithuanian
- apķērīgs; atjautīgsLatvian
- cepat tangkapMalay
- vlug, traag van begripDutch
- snar/sein i vendingenNorwegian
- szybko/powoli chwytającyPolish
- دارای فهم سریع یا کندPersian
- پوهیدونکیPashto
- aprendizadoPortuguese
- a gândi/a înţelege repede/greuRomanian
- быстро, медленно соображатьRussian
- rýchlo / pomaly chápavýSlovak
- hitre/ počasne pametiSlovenian
- kapiratiSerbian
- fatta snabbt/långsamtSwedish
- การเข้าใจThai
- çabuk/yavaş kavrayanTurkish
- 領悟力Chinese (Trad.)
- швидко (повільно) збагнутиUkrainian
- سمجھ ، فہمUrdu
- trí thông minh, sự hiểu biếtVietnamese
- 理解力，领悟力Chinese (Simp.)
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