consume

verbB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

consumes

V_ing/Gerund

consuming

V_ed/pp

consumed

1.
(transitive)To use up.
The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.
2.
(transitive)To eat.
Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.
3.
(transitive)To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
Desire consumed him.
4.
(transitive)To destroy completely.
The building was consumed by fire.
5.
(intransitive, obsolete)To waste away slowly.
6.
(intransitive, transitive)(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good 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.
7.
(transitive)To absorb information, especially through the mass media.
The Internet has changed the way we consume news.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

annihilate destroy devastate eliminate obliterate razewipe outdevour eat swallow occupy overcometake overburn useuse upburn (of energy), use, use up, expenddevour, eat, swallowoccupy occupy, overcome, take over

Cùng gốc / liên quan

consoomerconsumableconsumationconsumelessmisconsumeoverconsume preconsumereconsumeunconsumable underconsumeall-consumingconsumerconsumptionconsumptive

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Topic liên quan

🛒Consumerism

Nguồn gốc từ

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