consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
consumes
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present tense formof consume (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Each attempt consumes expensive material, requires specialized equipment, and takes considerable human effort.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rent now consumes 40% of Roe’s $83,000 gross income, roughly the median household income in the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
A federal requirement that consumes a teacher’s time without improving a child’s day should have to justify itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
It's a paltry amount of power, compared to what the rover consumes, but it's not nothing.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
