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Devour - English meaning

dɪˈvaʊər

Devour – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

Synonims:

Eat hungrilyEat quicklyEat greedilyEat heartilyEat upSwallowGobble (up/down)Guzzle (down)Gulp (down)Bolt (down)Cram downGorge oneself onWolf (down)Feast onConsumeScoff (down)P
verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…
verb

To eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.
verb

To destroy something completely

Usage examples:

The flames quickly devoured the building.
verb

To read books or literature quickly and eagerly

Usage examples:

She loves to read - she devours one book after another.

Devour translation into English

Devour: translate from English into Chinese

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吞食, 噬

Devour: translate from English into Dutch

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Verslinden, Verteren

Devour: translate from English into French

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Dévorer, Engloutir

Devour: translate from English into German

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Verschlingen

Devour: translate from English into Hindi

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लालच से खाना, नष्ट करना, लालच से भोजन करना, भकोसना, हड़पना, घुटकना, निगलना, निगल जाना, धुन के साथ पढ़ना, अपनाना, भस्म करना, हत्या करना, खा जाना, उड़ाना

Devour: translate from English into Italian

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Divorare

Devour: translate from English into Korean

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삼키다, 게걸스레 먹다, 멸망시키다, 탐독하다, 이성을 빼앗다

Devour: translate from English into Russian

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Пожирать, Поглощать, Истреблять, Лопать, Уничтожать, Проглатывать, Есть с жадностью

Devour: translate from English into Spanish

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Devorar, Comerse, Engullir

Word origin

Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.

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Devour – similar words

devoured

dɪˈvaʊər

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite
verb

Past simple and past participle of devour

Usage examples:

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer., the flames quickly devoured the building., she loves to…
verb

To eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

The young cubs hungrily devoured the deer.
Devoured - all meanings in English

Devour synonims

consume

kənˈsjuːm

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Usage examples:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks
verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Usage examples:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…
verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Usage examples:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …
Consume - all meanings in English

swallow

verb

Cause or allow (something, especially food or drink) to pass down the throat.

Usage examples:

She swallowed a mouthful slowly
noun

An act of swallowing something, especially food or drink.

Usage examples:

He downed his drink in one swallow
noun

A migratory swift-flying songbird with a forked tail and long pointed wings, feeding on insects in flight.

Usage examples:

The central aim of our study was to demonstrate that both natural and sexual selection have been im…
Swallow - all meanings in English

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