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No. 6,747 in Spanish

consumir

To consume.

In a sentence

  • El estudiante decidió consumir todos los recursos disponibles para aprender mejor.

    The student decided to consume all available resources to learn better.

    Here, 'consumir' is used to mean 'to use up' or 'to make use of', particularly resources for learning.

  • Prefiero consumir alimentos orgánicos por los beneficios para la salud.

    I prefer to consume organic foods for the health benefits.

    In this instance, 'consumir' refers to 'eating' or 'intaking' organic foods as nourishment.

  • Es importante consumir menos energía para proteger el medio ambiente.

    It is important to consume less energy to protect the environment.

    This context uses 'consumir' to mean 'to use' or 'to utilize', specifically energy in this case.

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