What does Consume mean?

Definitions for Consume
kənˈsumcon·sume

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. devour, down, consume, go throughverb

    eat immoderately

    "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

  2. consume, ingest, take in, take, haveverb

    serve oneself to, or consume regularly

    "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

  3. consume, squander, waste, wareverb

    spend extravagantly

    "waste not, want not"

  4. consumeverb

    destroy completely

    "The fire consumed the building"

  5. consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe outverb

    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"

  6. consumeverb

    engage fully

    "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

Wiktionary

  1. consumeverb

    To use.

    The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.

  2. consumeverb

    To eat.

    Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.

  3. consumeverb

    To occupy (one's attention or thoughts).

    Desire consumed him.

  4. consumeverb

    To destroy completely.

    The building was consumed by fire.

  5. Etymology: From consumere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CONSUMEverb

    To waste; to spend; to destroy.

    Etymology: consume, Latin.

    Where two raging fires meet together,
    They do consume the thing that feeds their fury. William Shakespeare.

    Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locusts shall consume it. Deut. xxviii.

    Thus in soft anguish she consumes the day,
    Nor quits her deep retirement. James Thomson, Spring.

  2. To Consumeverb

    To waste away; to be exhausted.

    These violent delights have violent ends,
    And in their triumph die; like fire and powder,
    Which, as they meet, consume. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

ChatGPT

  1. consume

    Consume generally refers to the act of using up a resource, substance, or product. This can include eating or drinking, spending money, depleting energy sources, or using up time. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the absorption or engagement in something, such as information or media content.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Consumeverb

    to destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour

  2. Consumeverb

    to waste away slowly

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Consume

    kon-sūm′, v.t. to destroy by wasting, fire, evaporation, &c.: to use up: to devour: to waste or spend: to exhaust.—v.i. to waste away.—adj. Consum′able.—adv. Consum′edly, exceedingly—originally a fantastic variant of confoundedly, and prob. influenced in meaning by consummately.—ns. Consum′er, as opposed to producer, he who uses an article produced; Consum′ing, wasting or destroying. [L. consum-ĕre, to destroy—con, sig. completeness, sum-ĕre, sumptum, to take.]

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Consume' in Verbs Frequency: #738

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Consume in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Consume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Consume in a Sentence

  1. Ben Lyons:

    Though Americans believe confusion caused by false news is extensive, relatively few indicate having seen or shared it, if people incorrectly see themselves as highly skilled at identifying false news, they may unwittingly be more likely to consume, believe and share it, especially if it conforms to their worldview.

  2. Severin Meiland:

    If everyone made just one song, or wrote only one book, or made only one movie, then we would have (as of today) about seven billion songs/books/movies to enjoy. Not all of them would be great, in fact most of them would be really bad, but from the wast quantity, quality would appear, and the world and the human race would be better for it. Don't just consume songs/books/movies, but contribute and participate, to make a better world for everyone.

  3. Annie Chow:

    A lot of the trash I was embarrassed to show, because I didn't realize how many recyclables we had, it made me realize I needed to shop more at the farmers market, consume less things and buy less plastic.

  4. Reinhard Steurer:

    A lot of the stuff we consume is produced in China and the emissions are counted into the Chinese carbon emissions record, and so we [ the West ] feel like we did accomplish quite something.

  5. Lisa Drayer:

    The actual number of portions for each food group that you should consume each day will depend upon your individual calorie needs -- which is dependent on your personal weight goals as well as factors including your height, weight, age, gender, and activity level.

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