No. 15,362 in German
verbrauchen
"Verbrauchen" means "to consume" or "to use up."
In a sentence
Ich verbrauche weniger Energie, wenn ich LED-Lampen nutze.
I consume less energy when I use LED lights.
Here, 'verbrauchen' is used to mean 'consume' or 'use up', referring to the usage of energy in a way that depletes a certain amount of it.
Er hat das gesamte Papier in kürzester Zeit verbraucht.
He used up all the paper in no time.
In this context, 'verbrauchen' describes the act of using up or exhausting a resource, here 'Paper', completely.
Das Auto verbraucht viel Benzin auf langen Fahrten.
The car consumes a lot of fuel on long trips.
The verb 'verbrauchen' here illustrates the fuel consumption of the car during its operation.
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