uptake
To absorb, as food or a drug by an organismTo absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
» Tom was a bit slow on the uptake.
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3 sensesTo absorb, as food or a drug by an organism.
To accept and begin to use, as a new practice.
(archaic)To take up, to lift.
Examples
10 sentencesTom was a bit slow on the uptake.
Tom is a bit slow on the uptake.
Tom's pretty quick on the uptake.
deTom hat eine recht schnelle Auffassungsgabe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a little slow on the uptake.
ruТом слегка медленно всё схватывает. — odexed
deTom ist etwas schwer von Begriff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's a little slow on the uptake.
ruОн туговато соображает. — marafon
deEr ist etwas schwer von Begriff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English uptaken (“to take up, lift”), partial calque of earlier Middle EnglishFrom 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”).
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Forms
uptakes, uptaking, uptook, uptakenWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle