Consume Verb C1
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Noun: Consumer Consuption
Verb: Consume
Adjective: Consumed
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UK /ken'sju:m/
- To use supply of something: time, fuel, energy
- To completely destroy something
- To eat or drink something
- To take all of your attention si that you cannot think of anything else
US /ken'su:m/
Many people have dramatically reduced the amount of red meat they consume
The new light bulbs consume less electricity
In 1541 a fire consumed most of the town and much of the castle
I was consumed with curiosity about my new neighbor
Absorb
Dominate
Expend
Eat up
Preoccupy
The first known use of consume was in the 14th century. Old French - consumer Latin - cōnsūmere
Idioms
1.consumed by desire
Completely absorbed and controlled by one's passion or lust for something or someone.
ex: Consumed by his desire to rule the world, the dictator was blind to the mutiny of his advisors.
Adj + Consumer
sophisticated/industrial/great/commercial + consumer
Verb + Consumer
supply/persuade/protect/satisfy /exploit + consume
Consumer + noun
consumer + services/electronics/ demand/durable
Prep+ consumer among+consumer
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Phrasal verb belong to consume
Phrasal verb connected to consume
Eat up
use up
put away
run through
wipe out
take in
Translation
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потреблять
consume, take
поглощать
absorb
расходовать
spend
Quote
We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
George Bernard Shaw
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Sentences
- We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.
- Lawsuits consume time, and money, and rest, and friends.
- Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
Pronunciation in another country
French - consommer
Italy - consumare
Turkey - tüketmek