Meaning
to consume, use, use up, wear out, burn
- to waste, dissipate, spend, get through
- to eat, drink, order
- to commit, consummate
In a sentence
Questo telefono consuma troppa batteria durante il giorno.
This phone uses too much battery during the day.
Hai già consumato tutti i soldi per uscire?
Have you already spent all the money for going out?
Stasera non consumo carne, prendo solo un'insalata.
Tonight I'm not eating meat, I'll just have a salad.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| consumare | infinitive |
| consumiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| consumo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| consumate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consumi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consumano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consuma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consumavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| consumavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| consumavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| consumavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| consumavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| consumava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| consumammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| consumai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| consumaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| consumasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| consumarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| consumò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| consumeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| consumerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| consumerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| consumerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| consumeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| consumerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| consumiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| consumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| consumiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consumino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consumassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| consumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| consumaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| consumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| consumassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| consumasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| consumeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| consumerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| consumereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| consumeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| consumerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| consumerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| consumiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| consumate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| consuma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| consumando | gerund |
| consumato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For food, consumare is common in restaurants and signs; in everyday speech, mangiare or bere is usually more natural.
- For resources or energy, consumare is standard; spendere is for money, and usare is broader and less specific.
- With clothing or objects, consumare means wear out through use; logorare is often more formal or literary.