George Bernard Shaw

If you're not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can't be of very much use to yourself.

Irish Playwright

Wayne Dyer

You do indeed have a past, but not now! And, yes, you have a future, but not now! You can consume your now with thoughts of 'then' and 'maybe,' but that will keep you from the inner peace you could experience.

American Psychologist

Erich Fromm

We live in a world of things, and our only connection with them is that we know how to manipulate or to consume them.

Ivanka Trump

Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.

American Businesswoman

Manoj Bhargava

The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.

American Businessman

Shaheer Sheikh

I worked very hard playing Arjun, and I was consumed by the character.

Indian Actor

Irrfan Khan

I've played many characters that have consumed me and owned me.

Billy Squier

Basically, my life was music, and I was always consumed by it.

American Musician

Ryan Kwanten

Australian Actor

Michael Waltrip

American Driver

Use 'consume' when focusing on the amount or desire rather than the act of eating.

Context Matters

'Consume' can imply eating with great appetite or thirst.

Intensity

'Consume' can suggest a resource is being used to its limit.

Metaphorical Use

Sometimes 'consume' implies negative consequences of excessive use.

Negative Connotation

'Consume' often means something is destroyed so completely, it ceases to exist.

Total Destruction

It can be used to exaggerate the extent of destruction or loss.

Hyperbolic Expression

'Consume' suggests being absorbed by an emotion to the point of being controlled by it.

Emotional Involvement

When someone's interest or activity 'consumes' them, it dominates their life or time.

Complete Engagement

 As they consume it, the bacteria generate byproducts in the form of acids, such as lactic acid. Mutans streptococci are resistant to this acid, but unfortunately, our teeth aren't. While each human tooth is coated in a hardy, protective layer of enamel, it's no match for acid.

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 It is a way of preserving the reef and dedicating ourselves to something else, They began to prefer transporting tourists because they knew they got paid well and they consumed less fuel. Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing.

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 want to understand what drives these events or generates these events and new stories don't tell you that news give you the illusion of understanding and that illusion is dangerous I came to realize the more news you consume the less you understand the world my website

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 Before I could say anything, tell him how foolish he had made me look in front of my friends, he derided me for being so naive. Looked me in the eye, fear consuming his face, and said, "Son, I'm sorry, but you can't act the same as your white friends.

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 that many of us exhibit from time to time. But the actual disorder is far more rare and can be quite debilitating. People affected have little or no control over their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors, which tend to be time consuming

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 Most of this caffeine is consumed in coffee and tea, but it's also ingested in some sodas, chocolate, caffeine pills, and even beverages labeled decaf. Caffeine helps us feel alert, focused, happy, and energetic,

How does caffeine keep...

 They sustain themselves by consuming the life force of a living creature. This shared trait is what defines a vampire -- all the other attributes change with the tides. So, how do we arrive

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 and even cats, males can also lactate. Milk drinkers worldwide consume dairy from buffalo, goats, sheeps, camels, yaks, horses, and cows. Almost all of these species are ruminants,

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 And, finally, you might ask yourself, how many t-shirts and articles of clothing will you consume over your lifetime, and what will be their combined impact on the world?

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 and tuck in not only do they consume the pollen when that runs out they will eat the young bee larvae too around the world people are now

Consume

To eat or drink something.

Often appears as...

To use up a resource.

Often appears as...

To completely destroy or eradicate.

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To absorb; engage fully.

Often appears as...

Context Matters

Intensity

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