English

Detailed Synonyms for consume in English

consume:

to consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)

  1. to consume
    to consume; to utilize; to use; to utilise
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • utilize verb, American (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verb (uses, used, using)
    • utilise verb, British
  2. to consume
    to dispatch; to consume
    • dispatch verb (dispatches, dispatched, dispatching)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
  3. to consume
    to eat; to munch; to have dinner; to consume; grab a bite; to nibble; to dine; to have something to eat; to have a meal; to nybble
    • eat verb (eats, ate, eating)
    • munch verb (munches, munched, munching)
    • have dinner verb (has dinner, had dinner, having dinner)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • nibble verb, American (nibbles, nibbled, nibbling)
    • dine verb (dines, dined, dining)
    • have something to eat verb (has something to eat, had something to eat, having something to eat)
    • have a meal verb (has a meal, had a meal, having a meal)
    • nybble verb, British
  4. to consume
    to spend; to use up; to consume; to use
    • spend verb (spends, spent, spending)
    • use up verb (uses up, used up, using up)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • use verb (uses, used, using)
  5. to consume
    to digest; to consume; spend money
  6. to consume
    to consume; to finish; to use up; to burn up
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • finish verb (finishes, finished, finishing)
    • use up verb (uses up, used up, using up)
    • burn up verb (burns up, burnt up, burning up)
  7. to consume
    to quench; to consume; to relieve; to gorge; tuck into; feast upon; to have dinner; to have a meal; to take something; to have something to eat; to eat
  8. to consume
    to devour; to consume
    • devour verb (devours, devoured, devouring)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
  9. to consume
    to eat; to eat up; to consume
    • eat verb (eats, ate, eating)
    • eat up verb (eats up, ate up, eating up)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
  10. to consume
    use drugs; to consume; to burn up
  11. to consume
    – engage fully 1
    to consume
    – engage fully 1
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
      • The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy1
  12. to consume
    – serve oneself to, or consume regularly 1
    to have; to take; to consume; to take in; ingest
    – serve oneself to, or consume regularly 1
    • have verb (has, had, having)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • I don't take sugar in my coffee1
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
    • ingest verb
  13. to consume
    – use up (resources or materials) 1
    to deplete; to eat; to exhaust; to consume; to wipe out; to use up; to run through; to eat up
    – use up (resources or materials) 1
    • deplete verb (depletes, deplete, depleting)
    • eat verb (eats, ate, eating)
    • exhaust verb (exhausts, exhausted, exhausting)
      • We exhausted our savings1
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
      • this car consumes a lot of gas1
    • wipe out verb (wipes out, wiped out, wiping out)
    • use up verb (uses up, used up, using up)
    • run through verb (runs through, ran through, running through)
      • They run through 20 bottles of wine a week1
    • eat up verb (eats up, ate up, eating up)
  14. to consume
    – spend extravagantly 1
    to waste; to ware; to consume; to squander
    – spend extravagantly 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • waste not, want not1
    • ware verb (wares, wared, waring)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • squander verb (squanders, squandered, squandering)
  15. to consume
    – eat immoderately 1
    to down; to devour; to consume; to go through
    – eat immoderately 1
    • down verb (downs, downed, downing)
      • Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal1
    • devour verb (devours, devoured, devouring)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • go through verb (goes through, went through, going through)
  16. to consume
    – destroy completely 1
    to consume
    – destroy completely 1
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
      • The fire consumed the building1
  17. to consume
    – To access and execute the application logic exposed by a Web service. 2
    to consume
    – To access and execute the application logic exposed by a Web service. 2
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)

Conjugations for consume:

present
  1. consume
  2. consume
  3. consumes
  4. consume
  5. consume
  6. consume
simple past
  1. consumed
  2. consumed
  3. consumed
  4. consumed
  5. consumed
  6. consumed
present perfect
  1. have consumed
  2. have consumed
  3. has consumed
  4. have consumed
  5. have consumed
  6. have consumed
past continuous
  1. was consuming
  2. were consuming
  3. was consuming
  4. were consuming
  5. were consuming
  6. were consuming
future
  1. shall consume
  2. will consume
  3. will consume
  4. shall consume
  5. will consume
  6. will consume
continuous present
  1. am consuming
  2. are consuming
  3. is consuming
  4. are consuming
  5. are consuming
  6. are consuming
subjunctive
  1. be consumed
  2. be consumed
  3. be consumed
  4. be consumed
  5. be consumed
  6. be consumed
diverse
  1. consume!
  2. let's consume!
  3. consumed
  4. consuming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

consume [the ~] noun

  1. the consume
    – A posting which registers which items were used, how much time was spent and what costs were incurred for a service. This type of posting does not increase the amount for which the customer will be invoiced. 2
    the consume
    – A posting which registers which items were used, how much time was spent and what costs were incurred for a service. This type of posting does not increase the amount for which the customer will be invoiced. 2

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Related Definitions for "consume":

  1. engage fully1
    • The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy1
  2. serve oneself to, or consume regularly1
  3. use up (resources or materials)1
    • this car consumes a lot of gas1
  4. spend extravagantly1
  5. eat immoderately1
  6. destroy completely1
    • The fire consumed the building1
  7. To access and execute the application logic exposed by a Web service.2
  8. A posting which registers which items were used, how much time was spent and what costs were incurred for a service. This type of posting does not increase the amount for which the customer will be invoiced.2