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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As far back as his time in Atlanta, Snead had devoured books about Warren Buffett—usually on tape as he drove from school to school all over the South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The blaze had devoured an area nearly twice the size of Manhattan by Friday morning.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Books devoured me, they ate me," she said.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
It arrived at the peak of unscripted television’s popularity — a period when audiences devoured shows like “Survivor” and “American Idol” at their regularly scheduled times on television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Eunjoo helped Junha eat his corn, while Jinjoo and Junsoo devoured their pieces.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
