devour
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
devoured
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past participleof devour.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof devour.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
devourverb (used with object)to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
Example Sentences
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Now, countless memories rushed back to her as she devoured clips of the fully redesigned version, due to arrive on the Switch 2 later this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He studied physics and philosophy at the University of Oxford, where he met his wife, devoured Einstein’s original papers and investigated parallel universes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
He played football for his school team, devoured Harry Potter and Percy Jackson novels, loved science-fiction films and spent hours teaching himself hard-rock guitar riffs.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Some 10,500 people were being evacuated from their homes near the city of Perpignan in southwestern France as firefighters tried to control a blaze that has devoured 1,650 hectares, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The one on its left is being devoured by ivy, and the one to the right...no longer exists.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
