verb
Meaning 1
To consume, deplete, expend, or exhaust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: expend
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
use up
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verb
Meaning 2
To take or occupy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
use up (resources or materials)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this car consumes a lot of gas
- We exhausted our savings
- They run through 20 bottles of wine a week
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: consume, eat up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spend, expend, drop
Narrower terms: run out, drain, indulge, luxuriate, burn off, burn, burn up, spend, run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire
verb
Meaning 4
require (time or space)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- It took three hours to get to work this morning
- This event occupied a very short time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: take, occupy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, expend
Narrower terms: be
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: viedä — to take or occupy
- Navajo: yibadooghááh — to take or occupy
- Russian: занима́ть (zanimátʹ) — to take or occupy
- Russian: заня́ть (zanjátʹ) — to take or occupy