# consumes

Pronunciation: US say "kuhn-SOOMZ" /kənˈsumz/; say "kuhn-SYOOMZ" UK /kənˈsjuːmz/, AUS /kənˈsjʉːmz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of consume. — third-person singular simple present indicative of consume
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of consume. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _The factory consumes thousands of gallons of water every day._
   - _She consumes most of her news through late-night podcasts._

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