English-Thai Dictionary

consume

VT ซื้อ  sue

 

consume

VT ทำลาย อย่าง สิ้นเชิง  tam-lai-yang-sin-cheng

 

consume

VT บริโภค  devour down go through bo-ri-pok

 

consume

VT ใช้ จน หมด  eat eat up use up chai-jon-mod

 

consume away

PHRV สูญู เสีย  ทำให้ เสีย  su-sia

 

consume with

PHRV ท่วมท้น ไป ด้วย (ความรู้สึก  tuam-ton-pai-duai

 

consumedly

ADV อย่าง ที่สุด  อย่างมาก ที่สุด  extremely excessively yang-ti-sud

 

consumer

N ผู้บริโภค  ผู้ซื้อ  buyer pu-bo-ri-pok

 

consumer goods

N เครื่องอุปโภคบริโภค  ของกินของใช้  krueang-aub-pa-pok-bo-ri-pok

 

consumerism

N การ คุ้มครอง ผู้บริโภค  kan-kum-krong-pu-bo-ri-pok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSUME

v.t.[L., to take. So in English we say, it takes up time, that is, it consumes time. ] 1. To destroy, by separating the parts of a thing, by decomposition, as by fire, or eating, devouring, and annihilating the form of a substance. Fire consumes wood, coal, stubble; animals consume flesh and vegetables.
2. To destroy by dissipating or by use; to expend; to waste; to squander; as, to consume an estate.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 4:3.
3. To spend; to cause to pass away, as time; as, to consume the day in idleness.
Their days did he consume in vanity. Psalm 78:33.
4. To cause to disappear; to waste slowly.
My flesh is consumed away. Job 33:21.
5. To destroy; to bring to utter ruin; to exterminate.
Let me alone--that I may consume them. Exodus 32:1 .

 

CONSUME

v.i.To waste away slowly; to be exhausted. Their flesh--their eyes--their tongue shall consume away. Zechariah 14:12.
The wicked shall perish--they shall consume. Psalm 37:2 .

 

CONSUMED

pp. Wasted; burnt up; destroyed; dissipated; squandered; expended.

 

CONSUMER

n.One who consumes, spends, wastes or destroys; that which consumes.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSUME

Con *sume ", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Consumed; p.pr. & vb. n. Consuming. ]Etym: [L. consumere to take wholly or complectely, to consume; con- + sumere to take; sub + emere to buv. See Redeem. ]

 

Defn: To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. If he were putting to my house the brand That shall consume it. Shak. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume. Matt. vi. 2 (Rev. Ver. ). Let me alone. .. that I may consume them. Ex. xxxii. 1 .

 

Syn. -- To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust; spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate.

 

CONSUME

CONSUME Con *sume ", v. i.

 

Defn: To waste away slowly. Therefore, let Renedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs. Shak.

 

CONSUMEDLY

CONSUMEDLY Con *sum "ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Excessively. [Low ] He's so consumedly pround of it. Thackeray.

 

CONSUMER

CONSUMER Con *sum "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

 

CONSUMER'S GOODS

Con *sum "er's goods. (Polit. Econ.)

 

Defn: Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires, such as food, clothes, pictures, etc. ; -- called also consumption goods, or goods of the first order, and opposed to producer's goods.

 

CONSUMER'S SURPLUS

CONSUMER'S SURPLUS Consumer's surplus. (Polit. econ.)

 

Defn: The excess that a purchaser would be willing to pay for a commodity over that he does pay, rather than go without the commodity; -- called also consumer's rent.

 

The price which a person pays for a thing can never exceed, and seldom comes up to, that which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it. ... The excess of the price which he would be willing to pay rather than go without it, over that which he actually does pay, is the economic measure of this surplus satisfaction. It has some analogies to a rent; but is perhaps best called simply consumer's surplus. Alfred Marshall.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

consume

con sume |kənˈso͞om kənˈs (j )um | ▶verb [ with obj. ] eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink ): people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks. • buy (goods or services ). • use up (a resource ): these machines consume 5 percent of the natural gas in the U.S. • (esp. of a fire ) completely destroy: the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes. • (usu. be consumed ) (of a feeling ) absorb all of the attention and energy of (someone ): Carolyn was consumed with guilt. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether ’ + sumere ‘take up ’; reinforced by French consumer .

 

consumer

con sum er |kənˈso͞omər kənˈs (j )umər | ▶noun a person who purchases goods and services for personal use: [ as modifier ] : consumer demand. • a person or thing that eats or uses something: Scandinavians are the largest consumers of rye.

 

consumer durables

con |sumer dur ¦ables ▶plural noun Brit. manufactured items, typically cars or household appliances, that are expected to have a relatively long useful life after purchase.

 

consumer goods

con sum er goods |kənˈs (j )umər ˌɡʊdz | ▶plural noun goods bought and used by consumers, rather than by manufacturers for producing other goods. Often contrasted with capital goods.

 

consumerism

con sum er ism |kənˈso͞oməˌrizəm kənˈs (j )umərɪzəm | ▶noun 1 the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. 2 often derogatory the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods. DERIVATIVES con sum er ist adjective & noun, con sum er is tic |kənˌso͞oməˈristik |adjective

 

consumer price index

con sum er price in dex (abbr.: CPI ) ▶noun an index of the variation in prices paid by typical consumers for retail goods and other items.

 

consumer research

con sum er re search ▶noun the investigation of the needs and opinions of consumers, esp. with regard to a particular product or service.

 

consumer society

con sum er so ci e ty ▶noun often derogatory a society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity.

 

consumer sovereignty

con sum er sov er eign ty ▶noun Economics the situation in an economy where the desires and needs of consumers control the output of producers.

 

consumer unit

con |sumer unit ▶noun an apparatus in the electrical supply at the point it enters a domestic property, which contains devices such as a switch and circuit-breakers.

 

Oxford Dictionary

consume

con |sume |kənˈsjuːm | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink ): people consume a good deal of sugar in drinks. • (of a fire ) completely destroy: the fire spread rapidly, consuming many homes. • use up (a resource ): this process consumes enormous amounts of energy. 2 buy (goods or services ). 3 (of a feeling ) completely fill the mind of (someone ): Carolyn was consumed with guilt. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin consumere, from con- ‘altogether ’ + sumere ‘take up ’; reinforced by French consumer .

 

consumer

con |sumer |kənˈsjuːmə | ▶noun a person who purchases goods and services for personal use: [ as modifier ] : consumer demand. • a person or thing that eats or uses something.

 

consumer durables

con |sumer dur ¦ables ▶plural noun Brit. manufactured items, typically cars or household appliances, that are expected to have a relatively long useful life after purchase.

 

consumer goods

con |sumer goods ▶plural noun goods bought and used by consumers, rather than by manufacturers for producing other goods. Often contrasted with capital goods.

 

consumerism

con |sumer |ism |kənˈsjuːmərɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. 2 often derogatory the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods. DERIVATIVES consumerist adjective & noun, consumeristic adjective

 

consumer price index

con |sumer price index ▶noun (in the US ) an index of the variation in prices for retail goods and other items.

 

consumer research

con |sumer re |search ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or activity of gathering information about consumers' needs and preferences, especially in relation to a particular product or service.

 

consumer society

con |sumer so ¦ci |ety ▶noun chiefly derogatory a society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity.

 

consumer sovereignty

con |sumer sov ¦er |eign ¦ty ▶noun [ mass noun ] Economics the situation in an economy where the desires and needs of consumers control the output of producers.

 

consumer unit

con |sumer unit ▶noun an apparatus in the electrical supply at the point it enters a domestic property, which contains devices such as a switch and circuit-breakers.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

consume

consume verb 1 vast amounts of food and drink were consumed: eat, devour, ingest, swallow, gobble up, wolf down, guzzle, feast on, snack on; drink, gulp down, imbibe; informal tuck into, put away, polish off, dispose of, pig out on, down, swill, scarf (down /up ). 2 natural resources are being consumed at an alarming rate: use (up ), utilize, expend; deplete, exhaust; waste, squander, drain, dissipate, fritter away. 3 the fire consumed fifty houses: destroy, demolish, lay waste, wipe out, annihilate, devastate, gut, ruin, wreck. 4 Carolyn was consumed with guilt: eat up, devour, obsess, grip, overwhelm; absorb, preoccupy.

 

consumer

consumer noun if you're a satisfied consumer, we've done our job | they provide what consumers ask for: purchaser, buyer, customer, shopper; user, end user; client, patron; (the consumer or consumers ) the public, the market.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

consume

consume verb 1 great plates of cakes were consumed with gusto | he had consumed nine pints of beer: eat, eat up, devour, ingest, swallow, gobble, gobble up, wolf down, gorge oneself on, feast on; munch, snack on; drink, drink up, guzzle, gulp (down ), swill, imbibe, take, sup, sip, lap; informal tuck into, scoff (down ), put away, stuff down, polish off, dispose of, cram in, stuff one's face with, pig oneself on, graze on, down, neck, sink, kill, get one's laughing gear round; Brit. informal gollop, shift; N. Amer. informal scarf (down /up ), snarf (down /up ); formal manducate; rare ingurgitate. 2 these factories consumed 600,000 tons of coal a day: use, use up, utilize, expend; deplete, exhaust; waste, squander, go through, drain, dissipate, fritter away, swallow up. 3 the fire consumed fifty houses in four hours: destroy, demolish, lay waste, wipe out, annihilate, devastate; raze, gut, ravage, ruin, wreck. 4 Carolyn was consumed with guilt: absorb, preoccupy, engross; eat up, devour, obsess, grip, overwhelm, monopolize, enthral, dominate.

 

consumer

consumer noun at the moment the consumer is not prepared to pay higher prices for organically farmed food: purchaser, buyer, customer, shopper; user, end-user; client, patron; (the consumer or consumers ) the public, the market, the clientele.

 

French Dictionary

consumer

consumer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Détruire par le feu. : La ville est à demi consumée. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe consommer, détruire par l ’usage. 1 Être détruit par le feu. : La forêt s ’est consumée pendant plusieurs jours malgré la lutte farouche des pompiers du ciel. 2 Dépenser toute énergie, ses forces. : Les sauveteurs se sont vainement consumés en efforts. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ces personnes endeuillées se sont consumées de chagrin. aimer

 

consumérisme

consumérisme FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour protection du consommateur.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

consume

con sume /kəns j úːm /〖con (完全に )sume (取る )〗(名 )consumption 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; -suming 他動詞 1 〈時間 エネルギーなど 〉を消費する , 消耗する , 使い果たす (use up ); …を浪費する (waste )▸ A jet plane can easily consume 3,000 pounds of fuel an hour .ジェット機は1時間にかるく3千ポンドの燃料を消費する 2 ｟かたく ｠〈人などが 〉…を食する, 飲む , 食べ [飲み ]尽くす ▸ The panda needs to consume half its body weight of bamboo a day .パンダは1日に体重の半分の竹を食べる必要がある ▸ Every day, we consume 450 billion gallons of water .毎日私たちは4,500億ガロンの水を飲む 3 ｟文 ｠〈感情 考えなどが 〉〈人 〉を圧倒する , 夢中にさせる (absorb ); 〖be ～d 〗【感情などに 】かられる , 圧倒される «with » ▸ be consumed with guilt 罪悪感にさいなまれる 4 ｟かたく ｠〈火事が 〉〈建物など 〉を焼き尽くす , 破壊する (destroy ).自動詞 〈金 体力などが 〉消費される , 尽きる ; 破壊 [消失 ]する ; やせ衰える .

 

consumer

con sum er /kəns j úːmə r /→consume 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 消費者 ; 消費する人 [物 ]; 〖the ～; 集合的に; 単数扱い 〗消費者 (全体 )(↔producer ).2 〘生態 〙(ほかの生物を食べて生きる )消費者 .～̀ c ó nfidence 消費意欲 〘景況感を表す 〙.～̀ cr é dit 消費者信用 .～̀ d ú rables ｟英 ｠耐久消費財 (｟米 ｠durables, durable goods ).～́ electr ò nics 〖複数扱い 〗家庭用電化製品 .～́ g ò ods [ì tems ]〖複数扱い 〗消費財 (↔capital goods ).～́ gr ò up 消費者団体 .～̀ pr í ce ì ndex ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗〘経 〙消費者物価指数 (｟略 ｠CPI ).～́ pr ò ducts ＝consumer goods .～̀ res é arch 消費者需要調査 .～̀ res í stance ＝sales resistance .～̀ soc í ety 消費社会, 消費者中心社会 .～́ sp è nding 消費者支出, 個人消費 .

 

consumer-friendly

cons ù mer-fr í endly 形容詞 消費者にとって便利な ; 消費者の立場を考えた .

 

consumerism

con sum er ism /kəns j úːmərɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 U 1 ｟しばしば非難して ｠消費至上主義 〘消費が美徳であるとする考え方 〙; 〘経 〙コンシューマリズム .2 消費者保護運動 〘消費者を不当な価格 宣伝から守る活動 〙.

 

consumerist

con s ú m er ist 形容詞 ｟しばしば非難して ｠消費至上主義の ; 〘経 〙コンシューマリズムの .名詞 C 消費者保護運動家 .