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CONSUMED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of consume 2. to use fuel, energy, time, or a product…. Learn more.
to use fuel, energy, time, or a product, especially in large amounts: Our high living standards cause our current population to consume 25 percent of the world's oil. Most of their manufactured products are consumed domestically. The software consumes huge amounts of internet bandwidth. B2 formal. to eat or drink something:
1. : to do away with completely : destroy. Fire consumed several buildings. 2. a. : to spend wastefully : squander. consumed his inheritance on luxuries. b. : use up. Writing consumed much of his time. 3. a. : to eat or drink especially in great quantity. consumed several bags of pretzels. b. : to enjoy avidly : devour.
Synonyms for CONSUMED: drained, depleted, reduced, expended, spent, diminished, exhausted, lessened; Antonyms of CONSUMED: productive, rich, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, arable, green.
verb. tr to eat or drink. tr; often passive to engross or obsess. tr to use up; expend. my car consumes little oil. to destroy or be destroyed by burning, decomposition, etc. fire consumed the forest. tr to waste or squander. the time consumed on that project was excessive. passive to waste away.
consume something to use something, especially fuel, energy or time. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources. Extra Examples.
Definition of 'consume' Word Frequency. consume. (kənsjuːm , US -suːm ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense consumes , present participle consuming , past tense, past participle consumed. 1. verb B2. If you consume something, you eat or drink it. [formal]
consume. verb. /kənˈsum/ (formal) Verb Forms. consume something to use something, especially fuel, energy, or time The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 25 percent of the world's population consumes 80 percent of the planet's resources. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
To say a fire consumed a building is to say that the entire building was destroyed. Consume means to devour, to take in, to use up. The Unites States is often referred to as a consumer society because our economy is based on things being consumed.
adjective. If you are consumed with a feeling or idea, it affects you very strongly indeed. [literary] They are consumed with jealousy at her success. [+ with/by] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Synonyms of 'consumed' absorbed, preoccupied, eaten up, possessed. More Synonyms of consumed.
