waste
gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2
אנגלית
~ 2700
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
שם עצם
A2
entity
1
Unwanted or unusable material
Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.
תבנית שימוש:
[something] is waste
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
מילים נרדפות
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
הפכים
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
צירופים
waste disposal
|waste management
|reduce waste
|waste collection
|hazardous waste
נושאים
environment
|daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
פועל
A2
action
2
Use carelessly or without benefit
To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.
תבנית שימוש:
to waste [something] on [something/someone]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
מילים נרדפות
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
הפכים
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
צירופים
waste time
|waste money
|waste resources
|waste energy
נושאים
daily life
|business
|core_vocabulary
|finance
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
שם עצם
A2
action
3
Unnecessary use of something valuable
When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
מילים נרדפות
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
הפכים
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
צירופים
a waste of time
|a waste of money
|a complete waste
נושאים
daily life
|core_vocabulary
|finance
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- 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.
מילים נרדפות
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
הפכים
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
צירופים
waste body
|waste appearance
נושאים
health
|body
דוגמאות
- The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
- He was wasted by the long illness.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- She looks wasted after the sickness.
- He became wasted from hunger.
- The old man was wasted by disease.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
הברות והטעמה
waste (1 הברה)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
צורות המילה
Adjective
- Base: waste
Noun
- Base: waste
- Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
- Base: waste
- 3rd Person Singular: wastes
- Present Participle: wasting
- Past: wasted
משפחת מילים
Forms
wastes
noun
wasting
verb
wasted
verb
Core family
wasteful
adjective B2
Related words
wastefully
adverb
wastefulness
noun
Advanced or less common
wastage
noun
ביטויים
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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- She wasted away after months in hospital.
- The dog was wasting away when they found it.