consume

con·sume

 (kən-so͞om′)

v. con·sumed, con·sum·ing, con·sumes

v.tr.

1. To take in as food; eat or drink up. See Synonyms at eat.

2.

a. To expend; use up: engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy.

b. To purchase (goods or services) for direct use or ownership.

3. To waste; squander.

4. To destroy totally; ravage: flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer.

5. To absorb; engross: consumed with jealousy. See Synonyms at engross.

v.intr.

To purchase economic goods and services: a society that consumes as fast as it produces.

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[Middle English consumen, from Latin cōnsūmere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sūmere, to take; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

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consume

(kənˈsjuːm)

vb

1. (tr) to eat or drink

2. (tr; often passive) to engross or obsess

3. (tr) to use up; expend: my car consumes little oil.

4. to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc: fire consumed the forest.

5. (tr) to waste or squander: the time consumed on that project was excessive.

6. (passive) to waste away

[C14: from Latin consūmere to devour, from com- (intensive) + sūmere to take up, from emere to take, purchase]

conˈsuming adj

conˈsumingly adv

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con•sume

(kənˈsum)

v. -sumed, -sum•ing. v.t.

1. to destroy or expend by use; use up.

2. to eat or drink up; devour.

3. to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.

4. to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.

5. to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.

v.i.

6. to undergo destruction; waste away.

7. to use or use up consumer goods.

[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French consumer) < Latin consūmere=con- con- + sūmere to take up]

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consume

Past participle: consumed
Gerund: consuming

Imperative

consume

consume

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	consume - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" down, devour, go through eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	2.	consume - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" ingest, have, take in, take hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle" cannibalise, cannibalize - eat human flesh habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" drink, imbibe - take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" partake, touch - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" eat, feed - take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" replete, sate, satiate, fill - fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" sample, taste, try, try out - take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes" suck in, sop up, take up, take in - take up as if with a sponge smoke - inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" do drugs, drug - use recreational drugs swallow, get down - pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!" sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon desist, refrain, abstain - choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
	3.	consume - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not" ware, squander, waste fool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shoot - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance" luxuriate, wanton - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously lavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" overspend - spend at a high rate expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" splurge, fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"
	4.	consume - destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building" ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
	5.	consume - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week" deplete, use up, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat run out - exhaust the supply of; "We ran out of time just as the discussion was getting interesting" drain - deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" luxuriate, indulge - enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream" burn off, burn up, burn - use up (energy); "burn off calories through vigorous exercise" expend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money" spend - spend completely; "I spend my pocket money in two days" take, use up, occupy - require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" play out, sap, tire, exhaust, run down - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
	6.	consume - engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" engage, engross, occupy, absorb - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

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consume

verb

1. eat, swallow, devour, put away, gobble (up), eat up, guzzle, polish off (informal), hoover (informal) Andrew would consume nearly two pounds of cheese per day.

2. use up, use, spend, waste, employ, absorb, drain, exhaust, deplete, squander, utilize, dissipate, expend, eat up, fritter away Some of the most efficient refrigerators consume 70 percent less electricity than traditional models.

3. destroy, devastate, demolish, ravage, annihilate, lay waste Fire consumed the building.

4. (often passive) obsess, dominate, absorb, preoccupy, devour, eat up, monopolize, engross I was consumed by fear.

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consume

verb

1. To take (food) into the body as nourishment:

devour, eat, fare, ingest, partake.

Slang: chow.

Idioms: break bread, have a bite.

2. To eat completely or entirely:

devour, dispatch, eat up.

Informal: polish off, put away.

3. To use all of:

drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up.

Informal: polish off.

4. To be depleted:

go, spend.

Idiom: go down the drain.

5. To use up foolishly or needlessly:

devour, dissipate, squander, waste.

6. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:

dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, squander, throw away, trifle away, waste.

Slang: blow.

7. To do away with completely and destructively:

devour, eat (up), swallow (up), waste.

8. To occupy the full attention of:

absorb, engross, immerse, monopolize, preoccupy.

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Translations

تَلْتَهِمَه النّار، يَتْلَفيَسْتَعْمِليَسْتَهْلِك

spotřebovatzničitkonzumovatsníst

forbrugefortærekonsumere

konsumierenverarbeitenverbrauchenverzehrenzerstören

καταναλώνω

consumir

kalvaakuluttaasyödätuhotatuhoutua

consommerconsumerdévorer

eyîa í eldineyta, borîa, drekkanota, eyîa

consumaredissipareesauriresprecare

išgertiplataus vartojimo prekėsplaučių džiovasunaudotisuvalgyti

apēstizlietotiznīcinātnotiesātpatērēt

bezighoudenconsumerenverbruikenverteren

fortærespisetilintetgjøreforbruke

потреблять

zaužiti

içmekkullanmakyemekyıkıp yok etmek

毁灭消耗消费

consume

[kənˈsjuːm] VT

1. (= eat) → consumir, comerse; (= drink) → consumir, beber

2. (= use) [+ resources, fuel] → consumir; [+ space, time etc] → ocupar

3. (= destroy) (by fire) → consumir
the house was consumed by fire → la casa fue consumida or arrasada por las llamas
to be consumed with envy/grief → estar muerto de envidia/pena

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

consume

[kənˈsjuːm] vt

[+ food, drink] → consommer

[+ fuel, energy] → consommer

to be consumed by fire → être consumé par le feu

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

consume

vt

food, drink → zu sich nehmen, konsumieren (form); food also → verzehren (geh), → aufessen, vertilgen (hum inf); (Econ) → konsumieren

(= destroy, fire) → vernichten; (= use up) fuel, money → verbrauchen; energy → aufbrauchen, verzehren (geh); time → in Anspruch nehmen; he was consumed with desire/jealousy → er wurde von Begierde/Eifersucht verzehrt (geh); he was consumed with rage → die Wut fraß ihn nahezu auf

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

consume

[kənˈsjuːm] vt (gen) → consumare
to be consumed with (envy) → essere roso/a da (grief) → consumarsi di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

consume

(kənˈsjuːm) verb

1. to eat or drink. He consumes a huge amount of food. verbruik, opgebruik; verslind, opeet, verorber; konsumeer; uitteer يَسْتَهْلِك консумирам consumir konzumovat, sníst verzehren fortære; konsumere καταναλώνωconsumir tarbima خوردن syödä consommer לֶאֱכוֹל, לִשׁתוֹת काम में लाना, व्यय करना pojesti, popiti (el)fogyaszt memakan neyta, borða, drekka consumare 飲食する 먹다 suvalgyti, išgerti apēst; notiesāt memakan verorberenfortære, spise, drikke konsumować خرابول، ضايع كول، استېلاككول، خوړل، پام را ګرزول، ضايع كېدل consumir a mânca; a bea поглощать spotrebovať zaužiti konzumirati förtära, konsumera บริโภค yemek, içmek 消費 з'їдати كهانا يا پينا ăn uống 消费

2. to use. How much electricity do you consume per month? gebruik يَسْتَعْمِل поглъща consumir spotřebovat verbrauchen forbruge καταναλώνω, χρησιμοποιώconsumir tarbima مصرف کردن kuluttaa consommer לִצרוֹך उपभोग करना potrošiti felhasznál menggunakan nota, eyða consumare 消費する 사용하다 sunaudoti, suvartoti patērēt; izlietot menggunakan verbruikenbrukezużywać خرڅ کول consumir a consuma потреблять spotrebovať porabiti trošiti förbruka, konsumera ใช้ kullanmak 消耗 споживати; витрачати استعمال كرنا tiêu thụ 消耗

3. to destroy, eg by fire. The entire building was consumed by fire. vernietig; verbrand تَلْتَهِمَه النّار، يَتْلَف унищожавам consumir zničit zerstören fortære καταστρέφωconsumir, reducir a cenizas hävitama نابود کردن tuhota consumer לְכַלוֹת बरबाद होना uništiti elpusztít membinasakan (gjör)eyða(st) í eldi consumare 消滅させる 파괴하다 sunaikinti, sudeginti iznīcināt (par uguni) dimusnahkan verwoestenfortære, tilintetgjøretrawić, pochłaniać ګم کول،نیست کول،نابود کول consumir a mistui уничтожать zničiť uničiti uništiti förtära, förstöra ทำลาย yıkıp yok etmek 毀滅 знищувати بهسم كرنا، برباد كر ڈالنا thiêu 毁灭

conˈsumer noun

a person who eats, uses, buys things etc. The average consumer spends 12 dollars per year on toothpaste. verbruiker, konsument مُسْتَهْلِك потребител consumidor spotřebitel der Verbraucher forbruger καταναλωτήςconsumidor tarbija مصرف کننده kuluttaja consommateur/-trice צרכן उपभोगता potrošač fogyasztó konsumen neytandi consumatore, consumatrice 消費者 소비자 vartotojas patērētājs pengguna consumentforbruker, konsumentkonsument مستهلك consumidor consumator потребитель spotrebiteľ, -ka potrošnik potrošač konsument ผู้บริโภค tüketici 消費者 споживач صارف، گاهك người tiêu dùng 消费者

consumption (kənˈsampʃən) noun

1. the act of consuming. The consumption of coffee has increased. verbruik, vertering إسْتِهلاك консумация consumo spotřeba der Verbrauch forbrug κατανάλωσηconsumo tarbimine مصرف kulutus consommationצריכה उपयोग करना, उपभोग करना potrošnja fogyasztás konsumsi, pemakaian neysla consumo 消費 소비 (su)vartojimas patēriņš penggunaan consumptiefortæring, ødeleggelse, forbruk, konsum konsumpcja خرڅ consumo consum потребление spotreba poraba potrošnja konsumtion การบริโภค yeme, içme, tüketme 消費 споживання; витрата كهانا پينا، خورد ونوش sự tiêu dùng 消费

2. an old word for tuberculosis of the lungs. tering مَرَض السِّل، التَّدَرُّن الرِئَوي охтика tuberculose tuberkulóza TBC, Tuberkulose tæring φυματίωσηtisis سل (vanh) tuberkuloosi consomptionשחפת तपेदिक के लिए एक पुराना शब्द sušica, tuberkuloza tüdővész tbc paru consunzione 肺結核 폐결핵 (plaučių) džiova dilonis tuberkulosis paru teringtæringsuchoty سل، توبركلوز чахотка suchotiny jetika sušica lungsot วัณโรคปอด (คำเก่า) verem （舊）肺結核 туберкульоз легенів, сухоти دق كا مرض bệnh lao phổi （旧）肺病，结核病

consumer goods

goods which can be used immediately to satisfy human needs, eg clothing, food, TV sets etc. verbruiksware, verbruiksgoedere, verbruikersgoedere بَضائِع إسْتِهلاكِيّه потребителски стоки bens de consumo spotřební zboží Konsumgüter forbrugsvarer καταναλωτικά αγαθά bienes de consumo tarbekaubad کالاهای مصرفی kulutushyödykkeet biens de consommation מוּצָרֵי צְרִיכָה उपभोक्ता वस्तुएं potrošačka roba fogyasztási cikkek memenuhi neysluvara beni di consumo 消費財 소비재 plataus vartojimo prekės plaša patēriņa preces barangan pengguna consumptiegoederen forbruksvarer dobra konsumpcyjne کالی چی پوشیدل شوی bens de consumo bunuri (de larg consum) потребительские товары spotrebný tovar potrošne dobrine potrošačka dobra konsumtionsvaror สินค้าอุปโภคบริโภค tüketim malları 消費品 товари широкого вжитку اشياۓ صرف hàng tiêu dùng 消费品

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consume

v. consumir.

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