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How to pronounce “consume”

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Pronunciation guide for consume

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of consume with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: There's Great Drying Outuses cooling towers, which consume a huge amount of water
Definition summary: (transitive) To use up.

Example 1 of 8

There's Great Drying Out

uses cooling towers, which consume a huge amount of water

[Verb]
(transitive) To use up.
(transitive) To eat.
(transitive) To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.
(transitive) To destroy completely.
(intransitive, obsolete) To waste away slowly.
(economics, transitive, intransitive) To trade money for good or services as an individual.
(transitive) To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

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