consumir

Senses

1. 1.

   to consume, to use up

   to use or eat something until it is gone

2. 2.

   to consume, to eat or drink

   to ingest food or beverages

3. 3.

   to consume, to destroy

   to destroy or waste away gradually (fire, disease, worry)

Examples

• "Este carro consome muita gasolina."

  This car consumes a lot of gas.

• "Devemos consumir mais frutas e vegetais."

  We should consume more fruits and vegetables.

• "A preocupação estava consumindo ele por dentro."

  Worry was consuming him from the inside.

Usage

Regular -ir verb. Commonly used for food/drink intake, resource usage (energy, fuel), and figuratively for emotions that "eat away" at someone. Often paired with nouns like energia, água, produtos, álcool, recursos.