Consume: meaning, definitions and examples
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consume
[ kษnหsjuหm ]
food
To consume means to eat or drink something. It also refers to the act of using up a resource or material.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The children consumed all the cookies in the jar.
- The fire consumed the entire forest in a matter of hours.
Translations
Translations of the word "consume" in other languages:
๐ต๐น consumir
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคชเคฏเฅเค เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verbrauchen
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengonsumsi
๐บ๐ฆ ัะฟะพะถะธะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ spoลผywaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆถ่ฒปใใ (ใใใใฒใใ)
๐ซ๐ท consommer
๐ช๐ธ consumir
๐น๐ท tรผketmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์๋นํ๋ค (sobihada)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุณุชููู (istihlak)
๐จ๐ฟ spotลebovat
๐ธ๐ฐ spotrebovaลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ๆถ่ดน (xiฤofรจi)
๐ธ๐ฎ porabiti
๐ฎ๐ธ neyta
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัาฑััะฝั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแฎแแแ แแแ (mokhmareba)
๐ฆ๐ฟ istehlak etmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ consumir
Etymology
The word 'consume' comes from the Latin word 'consumere', which means 'to use up'. It has been used in the English language since the 14th century. Originally, it was associated with the idea of destruction or annihilation, but over time, its meaning evolved to include the idea of using or taking in something.
See also: consumable, consumed, consumer, consumerism, consumers, consuming, consummation, consumption, consumptive.