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over-consuming

o·ver-con·sum·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kuh n-soo-ming]
    • /ˈoʊ vər kənˈsu mɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver kuh n-soo-ming]
    • /ˈoʊ vər kənˈsu mɪŋ/

Definitions of over-consuming word

  • verb with object over-consuming to destroy or expend by use; use up. 1
  • verb with object over-consuming to eat or drink up; devour. 1
  • verb with object over-consuming to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest. 1
  • verb with object over-consuming to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully. 1
  • verb with object over-consuming to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity. 1
  • verb without object over-consuming to undergo destruction; waste away. 1
See all 7 definitions of over-consuming

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Origin of over-consuming

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (< Middle French consumer) < Latin consūmere, equivalent to con- con- + sūmere to take up (perhaps < *suzm- < *subzm- < *subs-(e)m-, equivalent to subs-, variant of sub- sub- + emere to take, buy)

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Parts of speech for Over-consuming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Over-consuming

over-consuming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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