{
    "term": "consume",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "consume",
            "heSheIt": "consumes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "consumed",
        "pastParticiple": "consumed",
        "ingForm": "consuming"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to use something, especially fuel, energy or time",
            "sensetop": "consume something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "25 per cent of the world’s population consumes 80 per cent of the planet’s resources."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bureaucracy consumes money that could have been spent on public services."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My new car consumes much less fuel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Paperwork consumes time which could be better used getting on with the job itself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The production of new paper from wood pulp consumes vast amounts of energy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to eat or drink something",
            "sensetop": "consume something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Before he died, he had **consumed** a large quantity of **alcohol**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a half-consumed loaf of bread"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Red meat should be consumed in moderation."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to fill somebody with a strong feeling",
            "sensetop": "be consumed with somethingconsume somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Carolyn was consumed with guilt.",
                    "contextForm": "be consumed with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rage consumed him.",
                    "contextForm": "consume somebody"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to completely destroy something",
            "sensetop": "consume something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel was quickly consumed by fire."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsjuːm/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsume__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsjuːmz/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsumes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsjuːmd/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsumed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsjuːmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsuming__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsuːm/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsume__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsuːmz/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsumes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsuːmd/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsumed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈsuːmɪŋ/",
                "audio": "xc/consume/xconsuming__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether’ + sumere ‘take up’; reinforced by French consumer."
}