consume

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• Received-Pronunciation, UK: /kənˈsjuːm/
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• UK: /kənˈʃuːm/
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• US: kən-so͞om
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• US: /kənˈsum/
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• Australian: /kənˈsjʉːm/
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• Canada: /kənˈs(j)uːm/
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• Canada: [kənˈs(j)ʉːm]
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• /kənˈsɪʊm/ Ottawa Valley
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• rhymes with -uːm
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• CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N S UW1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h1em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h1émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume From Middle English consumen, from Old French consumer, from Latin cōnsūmere, cōnsūmō, from con- (“with, together”) + sūmō (“take; consume”), from sub- + emō (“to buy, take”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h1em- (“to take, distribute”), possibly related to the root *nem- (“to take or give one's due”).

161 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: изразходвам (izrazhodvam) — use up
• Chinese Mandarin: 耗費 /耗费 (hàofèi) — use up
• Chinese Mandarin: 消耗 (xiāohào) — use up
• Chinese Mandarin: 耗盡 /耗尽 (hàojìn) — use up
• Chinese Mandarin: 用盡 /用尽 (yòngjìn) — use up
• Czech: spotřebovat — use up
• Danish: forbruge — use up
• Dutch: consumeren — use up
• Dutch: verbruiken — use up
• Finnish: kuluttaa — use up
• French: consommer — use up
• Galician: consumir — use up
• German: verbrauchen — use up
• Greek: καταναλώνω (katanalóno) — use up
• Greek: εξαντλώ (exantló) — use up
• Hebrew: צרך (tsarákh) — use up
• Hindi: उपभुक्त (upbhukt) — use up
• Hungarian: fogyaszt — use up
• Hungarian: elfogyaszt — use up
• Hungarian: él — use up
• Irish: caith — use up
• Old Irish: caithid — use up
• Italian: consumare — use up
• Japanese: 消費する (shōhi suru) — use up
• Japanese: 消耗する (shōmō suru) — use up
• Japanese: 使い果たす (tsukai-hatasu) — use up
• Latvian: patērēt — use up
• Māori: whakapeto — use up
• Māori: none — use up
• Māori: whakahemo — use up
• Norwegian: forbruke — use up
• Norwegian: bruke opp — use up
• Old English: āspendan — use up
• Persian: مصرف کردن — use up
• Polish: zużyć — use up
• Portuguese: consumir — use up
• Romanian: consuma — use up
• Russian: потреблять (potrebljatʹ) — use up
• Russian: расходовать (rasxodovatʹ) — use up
• Thai: อุปโภค (ùp-bpà-pôok) — use up
• Thai: ใช้ (chái) — use up
• Turkish: kullanmak — use up
• Turkish: harcamak — use up
• Ukrainian: спожива́ти (spožyváty) — use up
• Ukrainian: спожи́ти (spožýty) — use up
• Vietnamese: dùng — use up
• Vietnamese: tiêu thụ — use up
• Zazaki: xerc kerden — use up
• Zazaki: karnen — use up
• Bulgarian: изяждам (izjaždam) — eat
• Bulgarian: изпивам (izpivam) — eat
• Catalan: consumir — eat
• Chinese Mandarin: 食用 (shíyòng) — eat
• Chinese Mandarin: 吃 (chī) — eat
• Chinese Mandarin: 攝取 /摄取 (shèqǔ) — eat
• Danish: indtage — eat
• Dutch: consumeren — eat
• Esperanto: konsumi — eat
• Finnish: kuluttaa — eat
• Finnish: syödä — eat
• French: consommer — eat
• Galician: consumir — eat
• German: verzehren — eat
• Greek: καταναλώνω (katanalóno) — eat
• Hebrew: צרך (tsarákh) — eat
• Hindi: उपभोग करना (upbhog karnā) — eat
• Hindi: खाना (khānā) — eat
• Hungarian: elfogyaszt — eat
• Hungarian: fogyaszt — eat
• Ido: manjar — eat
• Irish: caith — eat
• Old Irish: caithid — eat
• Italian: consumare — eat
• Japanese: 食する (shoku suru) — eat
• Japanese: 摂取する (sesshu suru) — eat
• Japanese: 食べ尽くす (tabe-tsukusu) — eat
• Latin: peredō — eat
• Latin: exedō — eat
• Norwegian: fortære — eat
• Occitan: consumar — eat
• Persian: مصرف کردن — eat
• Polish: spożywać — eat
• Polish: spożyć — eat
• Portuguese: consumir — eat
• Romanian: consuma — eat
• Russian: потреблять (potrebljatʹ) — eat
• Russian: поедать (pojedatʹ) — eat
• Sanskrit: अत्ति (atti) — eat
• Sanskrit: खादति (khādati) — eat
• Slovene: uživati — eat
• Slovene: užiti — eat
• Spanish: consumir — eat
• Swedish: förtära — eat
• Swedish: inmundiga — eat
• Thai: บริโภค (bɔɔ-rí-pôok) — eat
• Thai: กิน (gin) — eat
• Tocharian B: śu- — eat
• Turkish: yemek — eat
• Turkish: tüketmek — eat
• Ukrainian: спожива́ти (spožyváty) — eat
• Ukrainian: спожи́ти (spožýty) — eat
• Vietnamese: ăn — eat
• Zazaki: werden — eat
• Zazaki: qedinen — eat
• ǃKung: m — eat
• Bulgarian: заемам (zaemam) — occupy thoughts
• Bulgarian: отнемам (otnemam) — occupy thoughts
• Chinese Mandarin: 迷住 (mízhu) — occupy thoughts
• Chinese Mandarin: 著迷 /着迷 (zháomí) — occupy thoughts
• Dutch: bezighouden — occupy thoughts
• Dutch: verteren — occupy thoughts
• Finnish: kuluttaa — occupy thoughts
• Finnish: kalvaa — occupy thoughts
• Persian: تمام وجود کسی را فرا گرفتن — occupy thoughts
• Romanian: se consuma — occupy thoughts
• Russian: занима́ть (zanimátʹ) — occupy thoughts
• Russian: поглоща́ть (pogloščátʹ) — occupy thoughts
• Spanish: desperecer — occupy thoughts
• Bulgarian: поглъщам (poglǎštam) — destroy completely
• Chinese Mandarin: 摧毀 /摧毁 (cuīhuǐ) — destroy completely
• Chinese Mandarin: 吞噬 (tūnshì) — destroy completely
• Cornish: kowlleski — destroy completely
• Dutch: verteren — destroy completely
• Dutch: consumeren — destroy completely
• Finnish: tuhota — destroy completely
• Finnish: tuhoutua — destroy completely
• French: consumer — destroy completely
• German: verzehren — destroy completely
• Greek: αφανίζω (afanízo) — destroy completely
• Greek: εξολοθρεύω (exolothrévo) — destroy completely
• Greek: εκμηδενίζω (ekmidenízo) — destroy completely
• Hungarian: elpusztít — destroy completely
• Hungarian: felemészt — destroy completely
• Italian: consumare — destroy completely
• Italian: distruggere — destroy completely
• Japanese: 破壊する (hakai suru) — destroy completely
• Persian: نابود شدن — destroy completely
• Portuguese: consumir — destroy completely
• Russian: поглоща́ть (pogloščátʹ) — destroy completely
• Turkish: bitirmek — destroy completely
• Turkish: tüketmek — destroy completely
• Turkish: yoğaltmak — destroy completely
• Vietnamese: tàn phá — destroy completely
• Zazaki: bas kerden — destroy completely
• Chinese Mandarin: 日漸衰弱 /日渐衰弱 (rìjiàn shuāiruò) — waste away
• Chinese Mandarin: 日益消瘦 (rìyì xiāoshòu) — waste away
• Finnish: kulua — waste away
• Finnish: riutua — waste away
• Spanish: desperecerse — waste away
• Chinese Mandarin: 消費 /消费 (xiāofèi) — trade money for good or services
• Finnish: kuluttaa — trade money for good or services
• Māori: whakapau — trade money for good or services
• Māori: whakapeto — trade money for good or services
• Chinese Mandarin: 看 (kàn) — absorb information
• Chinese Mandarin: 閱讀 /阅读 (yuèdú) — absorb information
• Chinese Mandarin: 吸收 (xīshōu) — absorb information
• Finnish: kuluttaa — absorb information
• German: aufnehmen — absorb information
• Italian: assorbire — absorb information
• Russian: вбирать (vbiratʹ) — absorb information
• Zazaki: dayen — absorb information