consume
//kənˈsjuːm//
Forms
- present (v1)
- consume
- past (v2)
- consumed
- past participle (v3)
- consumed
- present participle
- consuming
- 3rd person singular
- consumes
Definitions
1.To use up.
- The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
2.To eat.
- Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
3.To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
4.To destroy completely.
- The building was consumed by fire.
- If he were putting to my house the brand / That shall consume it.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2953
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti
Proto-Italic *emō
Latin emō