Waste

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English

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Etymology

From Old North French wast(e) < Latin vastum

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Waste (countable and uncountable; plural Wastes)

  1. A waste land; an unhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
  2. A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
  3. A large tract of uncultivated land.
  4. A vaste expanse of water.
  5. A disused mine or part of one.
  6. The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
    That was a waste of time
    Her life seemed a waste
  7. Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
  8. Gradual loss or decay.
  9. A decaying of the body by disease.
  10. (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters.
  11. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
  12. Excrement (animal waste, human waste).
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Translations

desolate place

loss, ineffective use

decay

useless products, garbage

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Adjective

waste

  1. Uncultivated or unhabited; barren; desert.
  2. Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
  3. Superfluous; needless.
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Translations

barren

excess

superfluous; needless

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Verb

Infinitive
to waste

Third person singular
wastes

Simple past
wasted

Past participle
wasted

Present participle
wasting

  1. (transitive) Devastate or destroy.
  2. (transitive) Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.
    After he lost hope, he wasted away.
  3. (transitive) Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly.
    We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project
  4. (transitive) (slang) Kill; murder.
  5. (intransitive) Gradually lose weight or weaken.
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Translations

to destroy

to decay

to squander

to kill

to weaken

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Derived terms

io:waste it:waste hu:waste fi:waste ta:waste zh:waste

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