How to Say "consumes" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “consumes” is “come” — B1 level.
English → SpanishB1
Verb (Conjugation)B1
uses up, expends
Examples
Ese proyecto come mucho tiempo.
That project consumes a lot of time.
La impresora come mucha tinta.
The printer uses up a lot of ink.
Esta mesa come demasiado espacio.
This table takes up too much space.
Figurative Use Pattern
In this sense, 'come' always takes a non-food item as the thing being consumed (time, energy, battery life, memory space).
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