Word: uptaking
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: up
ta
king
Definition: An understanding; comprehension.
Morphemes:
Affix: up-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to indicate higher position or direction, literally or figuratively.
Affix: take
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To understand (especially in a specified way).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: take
Language: en
Decoded: take
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To understand (especially in a specified way).
Affix: -en
Language: en
Decoded: -en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.