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English

Etymology
From Old North French wast(e) < Latin vastum

Pronunciation
w:AHD|AHD: w�st
w:IPA|IPA: /weɪst/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /<tt>weIst</tt>/
audio|en-us-waste.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪst|-eɪst

Homophones
waist

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. A waste land; an unhabited desolate region; a wilderness.
2. A place that has been lay waste|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

1. Large abundance of something, especially without it being used.
2. Gradual loss or decay.
3. A decaying of the body by disease.
4. rare Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters.
5. Excess of material, useless by-products or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
6. Excrement (animal waste, human waste).

Translations
trans-top|desolate place
Dutch: woestenij
German: Einöde f
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (arechi)
Portuguese: deserto m, ermo m
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trans-top|loss, ineffective use
Dutch: verkwisting, verspilling
Finnish: hukka, jätös
French: gaspillage m
German: Verschwendung f
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|av"talah f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (muda), ��使� (muda-zukai), 浪費 (r�hi)
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trans-top|decay
Dutch: wegkwijning, verval
trans-mid
German: Verfall m
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trans-top|useless products, garbage
Dutch: afval, rommel, vuil
Finnish: jäte, jätös
French: déchets, m, pl
German: Müll m
Hebrew: he-translation|�����|av"talah f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (gomi)
Portuguese: lixo m, refugo m
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trans-top|excrement
trans-mid
Japanese: � (fun)
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Ido: disip-ado
ttbc|Italian: sottoprodotto (1)
ttbc|Spanish: desechos m, pl (1), detrito m (1), basura f (1)

Derived terms
wasteful
wasteless
wasty

Related terms
cotton waste
industrial waste
nuclear waste
radioactive waste
rock waste
silk waste
toxic waste
trade waste

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
trans-top|barren
Dutch: woest, braakliggend
German: wüst, öde
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (areta)
trans-bottom

trans-top|excess
Dutch: overtollig
German: überflüssig
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (muda-na)
trans-bottom

trans-top|superfluous; needless
German: überflüssig
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (fuhitsuy�-na)
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Derived terms
go to waste
lay waste
lie waste
run to waste
wasteland
wasteness
wastrife

Verb
en-verb|wastes|wasting|wasted

1. transitive Devastate or destroy.
2. transitive Use up, diminish, reduce by gradual loss; decay; emaciate.

#:After he lost hope, he wasted away.

1. transitive Squander money or resources uselessly; spend time idly.

#: We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.

1. context|transitive|slang Kill; murder.
2. intransitive Gradually lose weight or weaken.

Translations
trans-top|to destroy
Dutch: verwoesten
German: verwüsten
French: Détruire, Dévaster
trans-mid
Japanese: 潰� (tsubusu)
Portuguese: destruir, devastar
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trans-top|to decay
Dutch: doen wegkwijnen
Finnish: hukata, tuhlata
German: verfallen
trans-mid
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trans-top|to squander
Dutch: verspillen, verkwisten, vermorsen, verdoen, verklungelen
Finnish: hukata, tuhlata
French: gaspiller
German: verschwenden
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (muda-ni-suru), ����� (fui-ni-suru)
Portuguese: desperdiçar
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trans-top|to kill
Dutch: koud maken
Finnish: kylvää tuhoa, tuhota
trans-mid
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trans-top|to weaken
Dutch: wegkwijnen, verzwakken
Finnish: kuihtua
French: dépérir
trans-mid
Portuguese: definhar
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Ido: deperisar

Derived terms
wastage
waster
wastingly
wastery
wastethrift
wastrel
wasty

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