āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to devour
/dÉĒËvaĘÉ/
/dÉĒvËaâĘâÉ/
to devour
01
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ˛ā§āĻ ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to eat something eagerly and in large quantities, often implying intense hunger or enjoyment
Transitive: to devour food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
At the summer barbecue, guests lined up to devour the delicious grilled burgers and hot dogs.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¤ā§, āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻšāĻ āĻĄāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to destroy or demolish entirely
Transitive: to devour sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The army devoured the enemy forces, leaving no survivors.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻš āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to read written material with great enthusiasm and speed
Transitive: to devour written material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a child, she devoured fairy tales, letting her imagination run wild with each story.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
