"consume" meaning in Inglese

See consume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kənˈsjuːm/ Audio: en-us-consume.ogg
  1. consumare, utilizzare, (di cibo) mangiare
    Sense id: it-consume-en-verb-ZpV85wAW
  2. consumare, usurare, esaurire
    Sense id: it-consume-en-verb-IJnjZC4e
  3. consumare, distruggere Tags: broadly
    Sense id: it-consume-en-verb-fGRgMlKL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: consumer, consumerism Related terms: consumption

Inflected forms

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          "translation": "la centrale energetica consuma 30 tonnellate di carbone all'ora"
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          "text": "we have consumed the resources",
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          "translation": "il tempo consuma tutto"
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              5,
              13
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          "text": "time consumes everything",
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              5,
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