Consumption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæspɪdˌɑːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənsˈʌmpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənsˈʌmpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæspɪdˌɑːɾəl/.

Examples

the consumption of energy has increased steadily

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ingestion white plague expenditure wasting disease intake pulmonary tuberculosis phthisis economic consumption uptake using up use of goods and services usance use

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
noun	involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body
noun	(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing “the consumption of energy has increased steadily”
noun	the act of consuming something

Word Forms

consume	verb	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
ingest	verb	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
use	verb	use up, consume fully
expend	verb	use up, consume fully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verbrauch

der Vorgang, bei dem Nahrung durch den Mund in den Körper aufgenommen wird (z. B. durch Essen)

🇫🇷French

consommation

le processus d'absorption de la nourriture dans le corps par la bouche (comme en mangeant)

🇪🇸Spanish

consumo

el proceso de introducir alimentos en el cuerpo a través de la boca (como al comer)

🇮🇹Italian

consumo

il processo di assunzione del cibo nel corpo attraverso la bocca (come mangiando)

🇳🇱Dutch

consumptie

het proces waarbij voedsel via de mond in het lichaam wordt opgenomen (zoals door te eten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

consumo

o processo de levar o alimento ao corpo pela boca (como ao comer)

🇷🇺Russian

потребление

процесс поступления пищи в организм через рот (например, при приеме пищи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपभोग

मुंह के माध्यम से शरीर में भोजन लेने की प्रक्रिया (जैसे कि खाने से)

🇧🇩Bengali

খরচ

মুখের মাধ্যমে শরীরে খাবার গ্রহণের প্রক্রিয়া (খাওয়ার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

நுகர்வு

வாய் வழியாக உடலுக்கு உணவை எடுத்துச் செல்லும் செயல்முறை (சாப்பிடுவது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

వినియోగం

నోటి ద్వారా ఆహారాన్ని శరీరంలోకి తీసుకునే ప్రక్రియ (తినడం ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

वापर

तोंडातून अन्न शरीरात घेण्याची प्रक्रिया (खाण्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વપરાશ

મોં દ્વારા શરીરમાં ખોરાક લેવાની પ્રક્રિયા (જેમ કે ખાવાથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಳಕೆ

ಬಾಯಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತಿನ್ನುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപഭോഗം

വായിലൂടെ ഭക്ഷണം ശരീരത്തിലേക്ക് എടുക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ (ഭക്ഷണം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਪਤ

ਮੂੰਹ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਖਾਣ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کھپت

منہ کے ذریعے کھانا جسم میں لے جانے کا عمل (جیسے کھانے سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

消耗

通过口腔将食物摄入体内的过程（如通过进食）

🇯🇵Japanese

消費

（食べることなどにより）口から食物を体内に取り込むプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

소비

입을 통해 음식을 몸 안으로 가져가는 과정(먹음으로써)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tiêu thụ

quá trình đưa thức ăn vào cơ thể qua miệng (như khi ăn)

🇹🇭Thai

การบริโภค

กระบวนการนำอาหารเข้าสู่ร่างกายทางปาก (เช่น การรับประทานอาหาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

konsumsi

proses memasukkan makanan ke dalam tubuh melalui mulut (seperti dengan makan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkonsumo

ang proseso ng pagpasok ng pagkain sa katawan sa pamamagitan ng bibig (tulad ng sa pamamagitan ng pagkain)

🇲🇾Malay

penggunaan

proses pengambilan makanan ke dalam badan melalui mulut (seperti dengan makan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استهلاك

عملية إدخال الطعام إلى الجسم عن طريق الفم (كما هو الحال عن طريق الأكل)

🇮🇷Persian

مصرف

فرآیند ورود غذا به بدن از طریق دهان (مانند خوردن)

🇹🇷Turkish

tüketim

Yiyeceklerin ağız yoluyla vücuda alınması süreci (yemek gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְרִיכָה

תהליך נטילת המזון לגוף דרך הפה (כמו אכילה)

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The primary meaning of 'consumption' is 'the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)'.

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