# consumed

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-SOOMD" /kənˈsumd/; say "kuhn-SYOOMD" UK /kənˈsjuːmd/, AUS /kənˈsjʉːmd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of consume. — simple past and past participle of consume
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of consume. Use this form for something that already happened, or after have or was.
   - _The flames consumed everything in their path before the crews arrived._
   - _By noon the hikers had consumed most of their food and water._

## Adjective

2. Wholly filled with or giving off something, especially a powerful emotion or desire that dominates the person feeling it.
   - Simple: Filled with a strong feeling that takes over everything a person thinks or does.
   - _The young writer was consumed with ambition and worked through every night._
   - _Grief left her utterly consumed, unable to think of anything else for months._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/consumed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).