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devour

/dɪˈvaʊə/

/dɪˈvaʊɚ/

Translations

devourverb

devoured

Past Simple

devoured

Past Participle

devouring

Gerund

/dɪˈvaʊə/

/dɪˈvaʊɚ/

She watched him devour the entire pizza.

Она наблюдала, как он съедает всю пиццу.

He would devour books in a single night.

Он мог поглощать книги за одну ночь.

The lion began to devour its prey.

Лев начал пожирать свою добычу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

wolf down

feast on

Antonyms

devourverb

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

The hungry children devoured the pizza within minutes.

To read or look at something with great interest and enthusiasm.

She devoured the novel in one sitting, unable to put it down.

To destroy or consume something completely, as if by eating; to engulf.

The flames devoured the entire building in a matter of hours.

To overwhelm or consume (a person) with an intense emotion.

He was devoured by guilt after lying to his parents.