consumes

To consume (something) is to eat or drink it up. If you consume too much sugar, you're going to end up feeling sick and tired.

  • He consumed the entire cake in one sitting.

  • She consumed the entire book in a single day.

Definition of consumes

verb

serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Synonyms:

have, ingest, take, take in

verb

use up (resources or materials)

Synonyms:

deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out

verb

spend extravagantly

Synonyms:

squander, ware, waste

verb

eat up completely, as with great appetite

Synonyms:

demolish, devour, down, go through

verb

destroy completely

verb

engage fully

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Example Sentences for consumes

  • 1

    Consumer acceptance of the use of vaccination to control boar taint.

  • 2

    This is not the age of the consumer.

  • 3

    We favour consumer and retail plays wherein supportive demographics and improving spending trends underlie an exciting demand story.

  • 4

    The automobiles consume gasoline.

  • 5

    The taxpayer is also the consumer.

  • 6

    But subjectively, what's the difference for the consumer

  • 7

    In addition the car consumes of gasoline.

  • 8

    That is, they benefit the capitalists at the expense of the consumers.

  • 9

    Consumers seek and value healthiness.

  • 10

    The consumer bought a carrot in the market.