consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
have consumed
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present perfectof consume.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On average, lower basin states have consumed about twice as much as the upper basin over the last 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"That's equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would have consumed flying between Paris and Athens," the group's head of aviation, Jerome du Boucher, told AFP Thursday.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety warned parents whose babies have consumed the food to consult a doctor if their children show signs of bleeding, extreme weakness or paleness.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
In Bangladesh, an estimated 50 million people have consumed water exceeding the World Health Organization's guideline of 10 micrograms per liter.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
“I have consumed too much for that. Your little blade will not hurt me. Dragon fire will not burn me. I am here, and the power is here, and it is mine.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
