consume

/kən'sju:m/
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consume

He consumes a healthy breakfast every morning.

Definition
  1. Verb (Transitive):
    • To use up (a resource, material, or time): To expend or deplete something completely.
    • To eat or drink something: To ingest food or liquid.
    • To destroy or be destroyed, especially by fire: To burn something until it is gone.
    • To absorb fully; to engross: To occupy one's attention or energy completely.
Examples of Usage
  • To use up resources:
    • The new air conditioner consumes a lot of electricity.
    • The project consumed all our available funds.
  • To eat or drink:
    • It's healthy to consume several servings of fruit daily.
    • He consumed the entire pizza by himself.
  • To destroy by fire:
    • The wildfire consumed hundreds of acres of forest.
  • To engross or absorb:
    • She was consumed by her work and forgot about the time.
    • Jealousy consumed him after he saw them together.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be consumed with/by something": To be completely filled with a strong, often negative, emotion.
    • He was consumed with guilt after the accident.
    • She was consumed by ambition.
Variants and Related Words
  • Consumer (n): A person who purchases goods and services for personal use.
    • The new law protects the rights of the consumer.
  • Consumption (n):
    • The act of using up a resource.
      • The consumption of fossil fuels is a major environmental issue.
    • The act of eating or drinking.
      • The doctor advised reducing his sugar consumption.
    • (Dated) A disease, specifically pulmonary tuberculosis.
      • In the 19th century, many people died from consumption.
Synonyms
  • Use up: To deplete a resource.
  • Devour: To eat something quickly and eagerly; can also mean to destroy or consume destructively.
  • Engulf: To surround and cover completely, often used for fire or emotions.
  • Expend: To spend or use up (a resource).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Consume" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • "Consumed by fire": Completely burned and destroyed.
    • The historical documents were consumed by fire.
  • "Time-consuming": Taking a lot of time to do.
    • Compiling the report was a very time-consuming task.
consume

He consumes a healthy breakfast every morning.

Verb
  1. engage fully
    • The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy
  2. 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
  3. destroy completely
    • The fire consumed the building
  4. spend extravagantly
    • waste not, want not
  5. serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    • Have another bowl of chicken soup!
    • I don't take sugar in my coffee
  6. eat immoderately
    • Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

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