waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
ইংরেজি
~ 2700
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
বিশেষ্য
A2
entity
1
Unwanted or unusable material
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
[something] is waste
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
সমার্থক শব্দ
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
কলোকেশন
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
বিষয়
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
উদাহরণ
- The factory produces a lot of chemical waste.
- Please put your food waste in the compost bin.
- Electronic waste is a growing environmental problem.
- They are finding new ways to recycle plastic waste.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The bin is full of waste.
- We must not throw waste in the street.
- This machine reduces food waste.
- They burn the waste at the plant.
ক্রিয়া
A2
action
2
Use carelessly or without benefit
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
সমার্থক শব্দ
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
কলোকেশন
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
বিষয়
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
উদাহরণ
- Don't waste your time arguing with him.
- She wasted a lot of money on clothes she never wore.
- We can't afford to waste energy during the winter.
- He wasted his talent on a job he hated.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- Don't waste water when you wash dishes.
- She wasted all her money on toys.
- We waste too much paper at school.
- He wasted his chance to win.
বিশেষ্য
A2
action
3
Unnecessary use of something valuable
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
সমার্থক শব্দ
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
কলোকেশন
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
বিষয়
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
উদাহরণ
- It would be a waste of time to try again.
- Throwing away good food is such a waste.
- The meeting was a total waste of resources.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The trip was a waste of money.
- This game is a waste of time.
- Selling the car now is a waste.
adjective
B2
state
4
Thin and weak from illness or hunger
Very thin and weak because of being sick or not having enough food.
সমার্থক শব্দ
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
কলোকেশন
waste body
|waste appearance
বিষয়
health
|body
উদাহরণ
- The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
- He was wasted by the long illness.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- She looks wasted after the sickness.
- He became wasted from hunger.
- The old man was wasted by disease.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
waste (১টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
শব্দরূপ
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
অভিব্যক্তি
a waste of space
1/ə wˈeɪst əv spˈeɪs/
idiom
informal
Useless person or thing
Someone or something that is useless and takes up space.
উদাহরণ
- That broken printer is just a waste of space.
- He's such a waste of space—he never helps with anything.
go to waste
1/ɡˈoʊ tə wˈeɪst/
idiom
Be unused and spoiled/lost
To not be used and therefore be lost or ruined.
উদাহরণ
- Don't let those apples go to waste—make a pie!
- His skills went to waste in that boring job.
lay waste to
1/lˈeɪ wˈeɪst tə/
idiom
literary
Destroy completely; devastate
To completely destroy something so that nothing is left.
উদাহরণ
- The hurricane laid waste to the coastal towns.
- The army laid waste to the enemy's land.
waste away
1/wˈeɪst əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
Become thin and weak from illness/hunger
To slowly become very thin and weak because of sickness or lack of food.
উদাহরণ
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.