Consume
11consume — ► VERB 1) eat or drink. 2) use up. 3) (especially of a fire) completely destroy. 4) (of a feeling) absorb all of the attention and energy of. DERIVATIVES consuming adjective. ORIGIN Latin consumere, from sumere take …
12consume — [kən so͞om′, kənsyo͞om′] vt. consumed, consuming [ME consumen < OFr consumer < L consumere, to use up, eat, waste < com , together + sumere, to take < sub , under + emere, to buy, take: see REDEEM] 1. to destroy, as by fire; do away… …
13consume — 01. You need to [consume] a lot more calories than you normally do each day if you want to gain weight. 02. The fire [consumed] the house within minutes. 03. A bat needs to [consume] many times its own weight in insects every day. 04. Our new… …
14Consume Me — Infobox Single Name = Consume Me Artist = dc Talk from Album = Supernatural Released = 1999 Format = CD Radio airplay Recorded = 1998 Genre = Pop Length = 4:52 (Album Version) Label = ForeFront/Virgin Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last… …
15consume — [[t]kənsju͟ːm, AM su͟ːm[/t]] consumes, consuming, consumed 1) VERB If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [FORMAL] [V n] Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day. [V n] ...serving chocolate ice creams for the children to… …
16consume */*/ — UK [kənˈsjuːm] / US [kənˈsum] verb [transitive] Word forms consume : present tense I/you/we/they consume he/she/it consumes present participle consuming past tense consumed past participle consumed 1) formal to eat or drink something Many people… …
17consume — con|sume [kənˈsju:m US ˈsu:m] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: consumer, from Latin consumere, from com ( COM ) + sumere to take up, take ] 1.) to use time, energy, goods etc →↑consumption ▪ Only 27% of the paper we consume is… …
18consume — counsume m. consommation ; dépense ; diminution. Lo consume dei familhas : la consommation des ménages. La societat dau consume : la société de consommation. Fan un gròs consume de carbon : ils consomment beaucoup de charbon. voir abenar,… …
19consume — verb Consume is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑fire, ↑flame, ↑guilt, ↑rage Consume is used with these nouns as the object: ↑alcohol, ↑calorie, ↑carbohydrate, ↑diet, ↑drink, ↑electricity, ↑ …
20consume — con|sume [ kən sum ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to eat or drink something: Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they consume. 2. ) to use a supply of something such as time, energy, or fuel: The new light bulbs consume less… …
