Consume has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom's school canteen has green, orange and red stickers on the food and drink on sale. Green means healthy, orange means consume in moderation, red means avoid or consume rarely. | |
| 2. | The economic strength of a country lies not alone in its ability to produce, but also in its capacity to consume. | |
| 3. | Zeal for your house will consume me. | |
| 4. | Tropical rainforests produce oxygen and consume carbon dioxide. | |
| 5. | At present "consume all consumable resources" is assigned as the operational meaning of TETRA. | |
| 6. | Oh crap, it's past the consume-by date. That's why you threw up! | |
| 7. | The Swiss consume a large amount of beer. | |
| 8. | I consume, therefore I am. | |
| 9. | Gas cookers consume half the amount of energy as electric cookers. | |
| 10. | When taking antibiotics, one should not consume alcohol. |