Waste

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Homophones 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Related terms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 intransitive verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 transitive verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.6.2 Related terms 1.6.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Old North French < Latin vastare

Pronunciation

• AHD : wāst
• IPA : /weɪst/
• SAMPA : /weIst/

Homophones

• waist

Noun

waste (uncountable and countable, plural: wastes )

1. what people don't want anymore and try to get rid of
2. a complete loss

   That was a waste of time

   Her life seemed a waste

3. Specific sense: excrement (animal waste, human waste)

Synonyms

• garbage
• rubbish

Related terms

• wastrel
• wasteland
• toxic waste

Translations

• Dutch: afval n (1), rommel m (1), vuil n (1), verkwisting f (2), verspilling f (2)
• Finnish: jäte (1), hukka (2), jätös
• French: déchets m, pl (1), gaspillage f (2)
• German: Abfall m (1), Verschwendung f (1)
•  : disip-ado
• Italian: sottoprodotto (1)
• Japanese: 無駄 , 無駄使い , 浪費
• Portuguese: dejeto m, lixo m, sucata f
• Spanish: desechos m, pl (1), detrito m (1), basura f (1)

intransitive verb

to waste (wasted, wasted)

1. to gradually lose weight or weaken

   After he lost hope, he wasted away.

Translations

• Finnish: kuihtua
•  : dépérir
• Ido  : deperisar

transitive verb

to waste (wasted, wasted)

1. to use valuable resources in vain

   We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project

2. (slang) to murder.

Translations

• Finnish: hukata (1), tuhlata (1)

to lay waste to

1. To completely destroy

   The hurricane laid waste to the better part of several counties

Related terms

• wasted

Translations

• Dutch: verspillen , verkwisten , vermorsen , verdoen , verklungelen ,
• Finnish: tuhota
• French: dissiper , gaspiller, prodiguer
• Portuguese: desperdiçar