consume
/kənˈsjuːm/
US pronunciation
American sound/kənˈsjuːm/
kənˈsjuːm
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- 2nd syllable stress
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- Schwa vowel
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- Final e often stays silent
kən - ˈsjuːm -> consume
Myanmar meaning
(v) သုံးသည်။ ကုန် သည်။ စားသည်။ (မီးစသည်) ဝါးမျိုသည်၊ လောင်မြိုက်သည်။ စားသောက်သည်။
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consume /kǝn'sju:m; US -'su:m/ v
၁။ (က) သုံးသည်။ ကုန် သည်။ စားသည်။ consume resources/time/stores/services ❍ The car consumes a lot of fuel. See also TIME-CONSUMING
(ခ) (မီးစသည်) ဝါးမျိုသည်၊ လောင်မြိုက်သည်။ The fire quickly consumed the wooden hut. (fig ) be consumed (ie filled) with envy/hatred/greed.
၂။ (fml ) စားသောက်သည်။ See also CONSUMPTION ၁ (က)
❏ consuming adj အသည်းစွဲ။ Building model trains is his consuming interest/passion.
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eat, drink, devour, put away, munch through, chomp through, guzzle, Hoover, absorb, annihilate, apply, avail oneself of, bolt, burn down, burn up, chomp, chow down, crush, decay, demolish, deplete, destroy, devastate, dissipate, dominate, down, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, extinguish, feed, feed on, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, get through, go, go through, gobble, gorge, gulp, have recourse to, incinerate, ingest, ingurgitate, inhale, lavish, lay waste, lessen, meal, monopolize, mow, munch, nibble, obsess, overwhelm, partake, polish off, preoccupy, profit by, punish, put down, put to use, ravage, raze, ruin, run out of, run through, scarf, snack, spend, squander, stuff one's face, suppress, swallow, swill, take, throw away, toss down, trifle, use, use up, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out, wolf, wreck
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