Consume Definition
consume
See also consumé
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English
Etymology
From Latin consumere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /kənˈsjuːm/, SAMPA: /k@n"sju:m/
- (US) enPR: kən-so͞om, IPA: /kənˈsuːm/, SAMPA: /k@n"su:m/
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Verb
consume (third-person singular simple present consumes, present participle consuming, simple past and past participle consumed)
- (transitive) To use.
- The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
- (transitive) To eat.
- Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
- (transitive) To occupy (one’s attention or thoughts).
- Desire consumed him.
- (transitive) To destroy completely.
- The building was consumed by fire.
Synonyms
- (use): burn (of energy), use, use up
- (eat): devour, eat, swallow
- (occupy): occupy, overcome, take over
- (destroy): annihilate, destroy, devastate, eliminate, obliterate, raze (of a building), wipe out
Derived terms
Related terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɔ̃.sym/
Verb
consume
- first-person singular present indicative of consumer
- third-person singular present indicative of consumer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consumer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of consumer
- second-person singular imperative of consumer
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
consume
- second-person singular imperative of consumir
Latin
Verb
cōnsūme
- second-person singular present active imperative of cōnsūmō
Spanish
Verb
consume (infinitive consumir)
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of consumir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of consumir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of consumir.
Verb
consume (infinitive consumar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of consumar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of consumar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of consumar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of consumar.
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