B1verb · transitive · rare

consume

consume · consumes · consumed · consuming

споживати, спожити

потреблять, поглощать, расходовать, занимать

verzehren, verbrauchen, aufnehmen

To use upTo use up.

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UK/kənˈsjuːm/US/kənˈsum/

» It's time consuming.

Es ist zeitaufwendig.

Це займає багато часу.

Meaning

7 senses

(transitive)To use up.
The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
verbrauchen
потреблятьpotrebljatʹ, расходоватьrasxodovatʹ
спожива́тиspožyváty, спожи́тиspožýty
use up (resources or materials)
(transitive)To eat.
Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
verzehren
потреблятьpotrebljatʹ, поедатьpojedatʹ
спожива́тиspožyváty, спожи́тиspožýty
eat up completely, as with great appetite
(transitive)To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
Desire consumed him.
занима́тьzanimátʹ, поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ
destroy completely
(transitive)To destroy completely.
The building was consumed by fire.
verzehren
поглоща́тьpogloščátʹ
(intransitive, transitive)To obtain and use goods or services as an individual.
In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume.
If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax.
(transitive)To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
The Internet has changed the way we consume news.
aufnehmen
вбиратьvbiratʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To waste away slowly.

Examples

266 sentences

It's time consuming.
Це займає багато часу. — deniko
deEs ist zeitaufwendig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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It's time-consuming.
Це займає багато часу. — deniko
ruЭто требует времени. — odexed
deEs ist zeitaufwendig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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The fire consumed the whole building.
deDas Gebäude brannte bei dem Brand vollständig nieder. — xtofu80
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The fire consumed the whole house.
ruПожар поглотил весь дом. — corvard
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This engine consumes the most oil.
deDiese Maschine verbraucht das meiste Öl. — Manfredo
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

1. use up:

Русский

By meaning 4

1. use up:

2. eat:

3. occupy thoughts:

7. absorb information:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

1. use up:

2. eat:

7. absorb information:

Origin

From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, fro

From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- + emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

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