consume
🇺🇸
/kənˈsuːm/
🇬🇧
/kənˈsjuːm/
verb
B1
to use up something like fuel, energy, or time
Cars consume a lot of gasoline when driving long distances.
B1
to eat or drink something
People consume more water in hot weather to stay hydrated.
R
to be filled with a strong feeling
Jealousy can consume a person if they let it grow.
R
to destroy something completely
Wildfires can quickly consume forests and homes.
translation
to use up something like fuel, energy, or time; to eat or drink something; to be filled with a strong feeling; to destroy something completely
Word Forms
3rd Present
consumes
Past
consumed
Perfect
consumed
Progressive
consuming