English English Dictionary

consume in English:

Eat everything.

If you want to lose weight, you'll have to be careful about what you eat.

We often eat foods which are harmful to our health without knowing it.

I don't think it makes him a bad person just because he's decided he likes to eat horse meat.

If I don't go to the supermarket, I won't be able to prepare anything to eat this evening.

Please put the potato chips in the bowl. Don't eat them directly from the bag.

I've heard that you don't eat green leafy vegetables. You say that it is food for animals.

You might have to eat those words a few years from now.

Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.

Being aware of what and how much we eat is essential to good health.

I'll eat my hat if my candidate does not win the election.

What is peculiar to Japan at mealtimes is that people eat rice out of little bowls.

Eat your vegetables so that you will grow up to be big and strong.

They usually have breakfast at half past seven o'clock and eat their lunch at twelve.

I thought I'd take up fishing...

In my defence, all I can say is, you do take up a lot of space.

take up a hobby\sport

take up swimming / take up a career as an actor

Computers used to take up a whole room, and now you can carry one in your pocket.

I'd like to take up Spanish so that I can go to Argentina for a holiday.

Do you know how to take up trousers?

One day I came up an idea that I will take up guitar.

He could take up skateboarding <begin a new activity or hobby>

When people retire, they usually take up a hobby, or a sport of some description, or do some gardening.

Reluctant users slow to take up videoconferncing

Please, you take up my challenge!

He says he's now looking for a woman to take up with.

The CEO would be happy to take up your kind offer.

to take up too much space. the shopping took (up) a lot of time