What part of speech is devour?

Devour can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. devour is a verb, present, 1st person singular of devour (infinitive).
  • 2. devour is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does devour mean?

Definitions

Verb

devour - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
devour - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
devour - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"

Examples of devour

#   Sentence  
1. verb However, I can't help noticing, at this moment, that at first glance it seems inevitable that the shark will devour the man.
2. verb I will devour you little girl.
3. verb The strong shall devour the meek's reward.
4. verb I devour books of poetry.
5. verb I devour books.
6. verb I devour novels.
7. verb I devour one detective story after another.
8. verb I devour one crime novel after another.
9. verb I will devour you, little boy.
10. verb Because you devour in one meal what was given for three.
11. verb "Sure, because she knows you're gluttons." "How are we gluttons?" "Maybe because you devour at one meal what had been meant for three."
12. verb It wanted to crawl behind her and devour her in the darkness.
13. verb And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand upon the land of Egypt unto the locust, that it come upon it, and devour every herb that is left after the hail.
14. verb The rat continued to devour the cactus, no matter how much pain it felt.
Sentence  
verb
However, I can't help noticing, at this moment, that at first glance it seems inevitable that the shark will devour the man.
I will devour you little girl.
The strong shall devour the meek's reward.
I devour books of poetry.
I devour books.
I devour novels.
I devour one detective story after another.
I devour one crime novel after another.
I will devour you, little boy.
Because you devour in one meal what was given for three.
"Sure, because she knows you're gluttons." "How are we gluttons?" "Maybe because you devour at one meal what had been meant for three."
It wanted to crawl behind her and devour her in the darkness.
And the Lord said to Moses: Stretch forth thy hand upon the land of Egypt unto the locust, that it come upon it, and devour every herb that is left after the hail.
The rat continued to devour the cactus, no matter how much pain it felt.

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