consume
/kənˈsjuːm/ verb [T]Translation
USE › to use something such as a product, energy, or fuel
tüketmek, bitirmek
These lights don't consume much electricity.1338EAT OR DRINK formal › to eat or drink something
yemek içmek
846847 be consumed with/by sth › to have so much of a feeling that it affects everything you do
bunal/t)mak, sıkıntıdan patla(t)mak
a dancer consumed by ambition2126FIRE › If fire consumes something, it completely destroys it.
yakıp kül etmek
12851974(Definition of consume verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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