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[ English

[ Etymology

From Old North French wast(e) < Latin vastum

[ Pronunciation

[ Homophones

[ Noun

Singular
waste

Plural
countable and uncountable; wastes

waste (countable and uncountable; plural wastes)

  1. A waste land; an uninhabited 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; wasting away.
  10. (rare) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; See "to lay waste"
  11. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
  12. excrement (animal waste, human waste).

[ Translations

desolate place
loss, ineffective use
decay
useless products, garbage
excrement
  • Japanese: 糞 (fun)

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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.
  4. Unfortunate; Disappointing.

[ Usage notes

Same meanings as wasted.

[ Translations

barren
excess
superfluous; needless

[ Derived terms

[ Verb

Infinitive
to waste

Third person singular
wastes

Simple past
wasted

Past participle
wasted

Present participle
wasting

to waste (third-person singular simple present wastes, present participle wasting, simple past and past participle wasted)

  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.

[ Translations

to destroy
to decay
to squander
to kill
to weaken

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