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uptake

uptake

5 4.2
People begin to use a new idea or technology
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌteɪk/
translation icon : adopción
  • African programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission have been hampered by low uptake of HIV testing and associated interventions.
  • vaccine uptake
  • vaccination uptake
  • uptake rate

So these benefits are driving greater and greater uptake of the Internet of Things.

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Examples

  • So these benefits are driving greater and greater uptake of the Internet of Things.

  • Previous research has highlighted subjective risk as a key predictor of vaccine uptake.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And I saw the uptake in performance immediately.

  • According to government officials, the uptake of family planning services is increasing, albeit slowly.

    Blog text (12)
  • Initial data suggests a high level of support, satisfaction, and uptake by participating target groups.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We first discuss conceptual factors and issues that influence the uptake and implementation of new digital media technologies in education.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Screening programs might have low uptake in Arab populations because of social and health beliefs about cancer.

    Blog text (15)
  • One of the influencing factors for the uptake rate is the acceptability of the test.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We should be encouraging a mindset that is receptive to the uptake of civic engagement and continued participation.

    Blog text (10)
  • The low uptake of renewable energy technologies has hindered progress toward sustainability.

Synonyms

adoption
vsuptake
152 3.5

Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things

is a broader process that also includes understanding not just beginning use
mainstreaming
vsuptake
1 4.1

The process of making a new idea or product accepted and used by most people

is about individual acceptance and understanding not broad cultural integration
take-up
vsuptake
  • UK
1 4.1

How many people and how quickly they start to use something

is the accepting and understanding process rather than a simple measurement

Antonyms

When someone does not understand something correctly and this causes a problem

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

Idioms

4 8.5

Not quick to understand new ideas

Able to understand new ideas very quickly

Compounds

A test that measures how much radioactive iodine the thyroid takes to see how well it works

How Accepted

integration
47 4.0
adoption
152 3.5
uptake
5 4.2
acceptance
104 2.7
rejection
180 3.0
resistance
214 4.0

Surface Forms

uptake singular
uptakes plural

Morphology

uptake = up + take (transparent) = up + take

Derived from 'take up' in the sense 'begin to use or accept', so 'uptake' denotes adoption or acceptance and is clearly related to that phrasal verb.

Etymology

Uptake comes from the simple parts up- and take, like the phrase 'take up' meaning 'to start' or 'to accept'. So, uptake is how much people 'take up' a new idea, product, or habit.