The difference between Consume and Occupy

When used as verbs, consume means to use up, whereas occupy means to take or use time. to fill time. to possess or use the time or capacity of.

check bellow for the other definitions of Consume and Occupy

  1. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To use up.

    Examples:

    "The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour."

  2. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To eat.

    Examples:

    "Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day."

  3. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

    Examples:

    "Desire consumed him."

  4. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To destroy completely.

    Examples:

    "The building was consumed by fire."

  5. Consume as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To waste away slowly.

  6. Consume as a verb (economics, transitive, intransitive):

    To trade money for good or services as an individual.

    Examples:

    "In a materialistic society, individuals are taught to consume, consume, consume."

    "If you consume this product while in Japan, you may be subject to consumption tax."

  7. Consume as a verb (transitive):

    To absorb information, especially through the mass media.

    Examples:

    "The Internet has changed the way we consume news."

  1. Occupy as a verb (transitive):

    To take or use time. To fill time. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of. To fill or hold (an official position or role). To hold the attention of.

    Examples:

    "The film occupied three hours of my time."

    "The film occupied me for three hours."

    "I occupy myself with gardening for a few hours every day."

    "I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher."

    "I occupied her friend while he made his proposal."

  2. Occupy as a verb (transitive):

    To take or use space. To fill space. To live or reside in. To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory). To place the theodolite or total station at (a point).

    Examples:

    "The historic mansion occupied two city blocks."

  3. Occupy as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To have sexual intercourse with.

  4. Occupy as a verb (obsolete):

    To do business in; to busy oneself with.

  5. Occupy as a verb (obsolete):

    To use; to expend; to make use of.

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