verb#1,855 by frequency
waste
/ˈweɪ̯st/
To devastate; to destroy; To squander uselessly; to spend idly
- he/she/it
- wastes
- past
- wasted
- past participle
- wasted
Meanings
- 1
To devastate; to destroy
Tom is wasting his time.
Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR
I am wasting my time.
Tatoeba · Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate
- 3
To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out
- 4
To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail
- 5
To kill; to murderrare
- 6
To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. graduallyrare
- 7
To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decayrare