German Conversation · Level 38
74 words
German word
konsumieren
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔnzuˈmiːʁən/
Meaning
- verbconsume
Example
Viele Leute konsumieren zu viel Zucker.
Many people consume too much sugar.
More examples
Viele Nutzer konsumieren täglich große Mengen an Online-Inhalten.
Many users consume large amounts of online content every day.
Core concept
A person takes in food or media, or uses goods, so the available material or content is used up.
Common phrases
Online-Inhalte konsumieren
consume online content
Energie konsumieren
consume energy
Ressourcen konsumieren
consume resources
Similar words
essen: To eat food by chewing and swallowing it.
trinken: To swallow a drink or other liquid.
verbrauchen: To reduce available energy or resources through use.
aufnehmen: To absorb food or information into the body or mind.
Definition in German
Etwas verwenden oder zu sich nehmen und dadurch verbrauchen; häufig bei Waren, Medien oder Nahrungsmitteln und stilistisch eher schriftlich oder fachsprachlich.
Word origin
German konsumieren is a learned borrowing from Latin consumere, meaning to use up or consume, and is related to English consume.
Usage tips
- Konsumieren sounds more formal than essen or trinken and is especially common in writing about goods, media, nutrition, or society.
Other meanings
- ingestverb
Opposites
- produzierenproduceverb
Related words
- Konsumverhaltenconsumer behaviornoun
- konsumorientiertconsumption-orientedadjective