consume
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /kənˈsjuːm/, SAMPA: /k@n"sju:m/
- (US) enPR: kən-so͞om, IPA: /kənˈsuːm/, SAMPA: /k@n"su:m/
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[edit] Verb
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to 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- (use): burn (of energy), use, use up
- (eat): devour, eat, swallow
- (occupy (one's attention or thoughts)): occupy, overcome, take over
- (destroy completely): annihilate, destroy, devastate, eliminate, obliterate, raze (of a building), wipe out
[edit] Derived terms
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[edit] Translations
to use
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to eat
to destroy completely
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