consume

[US]/kənˈsjuːm/
[UK]/kənˈsuːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation


consume
vt. tumaisha; kula au kunywa; kuharibu kwa moto au kabisa
Word Forms
Third Person Singularconsumes
Present Participleconsuming
Past Tenseconsumed
Past Participleconsumed
Pluralconsumes

Phrases & Collocations

consume food

kula chakula

consume energy

matumika nishati

propensity to consume

tendency ya kutumia

Example Sentences

people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks.

Watu hutumia sukari nyingi katika vinywaji.

Carolyn was consumed with guilt.

Carolyn alikuwa na hatia kubwa.

a man consumed by wanderlust.

mwanaume aliyeharikiwa na hamu ya kusafiri.

was consumed by fear;

aliharikiwa na hofu;

The flowers consumed away.

Maua yakaharibika.

He consumed four eggs.

Alitoka na mayai manne.

a society that consumes as fast as it produces.

jamii ambayo inatumia haraka kama inavyozalisha.

She was consumed with guilt.

Yeye alikuwa na hatia kubwa.

greedily consumed the sandwich;

alienda kuchukua sandwich kwa tamaa;

engines that consume less fuel; a project that consumed most of my time and energy.

vifusi vinavyotumia chini ya mafuta; mradi uliotumia muda na nishani yangu nyingi.

flames that consumed the house; a body consumed by cancer.

moto uliokua na nyumba; mwili uliokua na saratani.

the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.

Jiko lilitumia kiwango kikubwa cha mafuta.

Her face consumed away.

Kesho chake kiliharibika.

time and money consumed in litigation;

muda na pesa iliyotumiwa katika kesi;

His old car consumed much gasoline.

Gari lake la zamani lilitumia mafuta mengi.

Paperwork consumed much of the committee's time.

Kazi za karatasi zilitumia muda mwingi wa kamati.

consumed with jealousy.See Synonyms at monopolize

aliyeharikiwa na kumiliki. Tazama synonimu kwenye monopolize

The fire soon consumed the wooden buildings.

Moto haraka uliharibu majengo ya mbao.

Real-world Examples

Thus consumers will have to pay up.

Hata hivyo, watumiaji watalazimika kulipa.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The car consumes a lot of fuel.

Gari hutumia mafuta mengi.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Apples are something that you can consume.

Maapulo ni kitu ambacho unaweza kula.

Source: Monetary Banking (Video Version)

He most likely was consumed in the explosion.

Labda alijikwaa katika mlipuko.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 11 Upper Level

Sensors measure how much the cat consumes.

Viondoa hupima kiasi gani paka anakula.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

So is GM food safe for humans to consume?

Je, chakula cha GM ni salama kwa binadamu kula?

Source: People in the Know

I live in fear. It consumes me.

Naiishi kwa hofu. Inanifurahisha.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Anyway, it doesn't consume electricity or gas to think.

Basi, haitumii umeme au mafuta ili kufikiria.

Source: English PK Platform - Authentic American English Audio Version

Black holes flare up when they consume large gulps of matter.

Mashimo meusi huongezeka wakati wanatumia kiasi kikubwa cha mada.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2022 Collection

These creatures are eaten by the fish that we eventually consume.

Viumbe hivi huliwa na samaki ambao hatimaye tunakula.

Source: BBC Portable English Selected Past Issues

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