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consumir

to consume

verb kon-soo-MEER Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to use up

Usage Note

Consumir covers consuming food, energy, resources, or time — consumir alcohol, consumir energía. The reflexive consumirse means to be consumed or worn away: se consumió de envidia ('she was consumed with envy'). The related noun is consumo ('consumption') and the agent noun is consumidor ('consumer').

Examples

"Los adolescentes consumen mucha energía."

Natural Translation

Teenagers consume a lot of energy.

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