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uptake (oh)



[Sense: 1; Date: 1800-1900; Language: Scottish English; Origin: uptake 'to understand' (18-20 centuries).]
[Sense: 2-3; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: up + take]
be slow/quick on the uptake
informal to be slow or fast at understanding something
[singular] the number of people who use a service or accept something that is offered
::The uptake of some vaccinations fell as the media stirred up fears of possible side effects.
[U and C] the rate at which a substance is taken into the body, a system etc
::the uptake of sugars by the blood