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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations

[ 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

Infinitive to consume

Third person singular consumes

Simple past consumed

Past participle consumed

Present participle consuming

to consume (third-person singular simple present consumes, present participle consuming, simple past and past participle consumed)

1. (transitive) To use.
   • The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
2. (transitive) To eat.
   • Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
3. (transitive) To occupy (one’s attention or thoughts).
   • Desire consumed him.
4. (transitive) To destroy completely.
   • The building was consumed by fire.

[ 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

[ Derived terms

• consumer

[ Related terms

• consumption
• consumptive

[ Translations

to use

Czech: spotřebovat cs(cs) Dutch: consumeren, verbruiken Finnish: kuluttaa fi(fi) French: consommer fr(fr)

Hebrew: לצרוך (litzrokh) Irish: caith ga(ga) Italian: consumare it(it) Norwegian: forbruke

to eat

Dutch: consumeren Finnish: kuluttaa fi(fi), syödä fi(fi) French: consommer fr(fr) Hebrew: לצרוך (litzrokh)

Irish: caith ga(ga) Italian: consumare it(it) Norwegian: fortære no(no)

to occupy

Dutch: bezighouden, verteren

Finnish: kuluttaa fi(fi), kalvaa fi(fi)

to destroy completely

Dutch: verteren nl(nl), consumeren nl(nl) Finnish: tuhota, tuhoutua

French: consumer fr(fr)

• Latin: consumere
• Spanish: consumir
• Turkish: tüketmek