waste
Useless and contemptibleUseless and contemptible.
» We waste a lot of time.
Wir verschwenden eine Menge Zeit. — xtofu80
Мы тратим кучу времени. — paul_lingvo
Ми багато часу марнуємо. — deniko
Ми марнуємо багато часу. — deniko
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7 senses(derogatory, slang)Useless and contemptible.
Barren; desert; empty.
wüst, öde, brach
пу́сткаpústka
Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
überflüssig
Superfluous; needless.
überflüssig, Schmutz-, verschmutzt
Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
Unfortunate; disappointing.
(archaic)Uncultivated, uninhabited.
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Examples
1641 sentencesWe waste a lot of time.
Ми багато часу марнуємо. — deniko
ruМы тратим кучу времени. — paul_lingvo
deWir verschwenden eine Menge Zeit. — xtofu80
Don't waste your time and money.
Не марнуй свій час та гроші. — miketheknight
ruНе трать понапрасну время и деньги. — sharptoothed
deVerschwende nicht deine Zeit und dein Geld. — MUIRIEL
We have no time to waste.
Ми не можемо марнувати часу. — deniko
ruНам нельзя терять времени. — marafon
deWir haben keine Zeit zu verlieren. — Manfredo
This is a waste of time.
Це марнування часу. — deniko
ruЭто потеря времени. — marafon
deDas ist doch Zeitverschwendung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's a big waste of time.
Це грандіозне марнування часу. — deniko
ruЭто громадная потеря времени. — odexed
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern FrenchFrom Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wast, waste (“a waste”), from Frankish *wōstī (“a waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstaz, *wōstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, wasted”). Displaced native Middle English wernen (“to refuse”) likely due to the similar sounding Middle English warnen
From Middle English wast, waste (“waste”, adjective), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wast (“waste”), from Frankish *wōstī (“waste, empty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, wasted”). Cognate with Old High German wuosti, wuasti (“waste, empty”), German wüst, Old Saxon wōsti (“desolate”), Old English wēste (“waste, barren, desolate, empty”).
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Forms
more waste, most waste| Comparative | more waste Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most waste Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate:godforsakenwild
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- waste of time
- a waste of
- be a waste
- wasting my time
- waste your time
- wasting time
- waste his time
- wasting our time
- let's not waste
- not to waste
- wasted a lot
- waste her time
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.