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waste

gb/wˈeɪst/ us/wˈeɪst/
A2 इंग्रजी
~ 2700
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम A2 entity
1

Unwanted or unusable material

Things that are not wanted and are thrown away.

वापर नमुना: [something] is waste
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (unwanted material) with 'waste' (to use carelessly). Context helps to distinguish them.
समानार्थी शब्द
garbage (More common in North American English for household waste; less formal.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
resource (Something useful or valuable, the opposite of unwanted material.)
सहप्रयोग
waste disposal |waste management |reduce waste |waste collection |hazardous waste
विषय
environment |daily life |business |daily_life |core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.
क्रियापद A2 action
2

Use carelessly or without benefit

To use something in a bad way so that it is lost.

वापर नमुना: to waste [something] on [something/someone]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'waste' (to use badly) with 'spend' (neutral). 'Spend' is not always negative.
समानार्थी शब्द
squander (More formal and often used for money or opportunities.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
conserve (To use something carefully so it lasts longer.)
सहप्रयोग
waste time |waste money |waste resources |waste energy
विषय
daily life |business |core_vocabulary |finance
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.
नाम A2 action
3

Unnecessary use of something valuable

When something valuable is used in a bad way and lost.

सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse this noun sense with the physical-material noun sense; here it is about the act, not the object.
समानार्थी शब्द
misuse (Focuses more on wrong or improper use rather than simply careless loss.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
efficient use (Using something in the best possible way.)
सहप्रयोग
a waste of time |a waste of money |a complete waste
विषय
daily life |core_vocabulary |finance
उदाहरणे
  • 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • 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.

समानार्थी शब्द
emaciated (More formal and medical term for extremely thin due to illness.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
healthy (Having good health and normal strength.)
सहप्रयोग
waste body |waste appearance
विषय
health |body
उदाहरणे
  • The patient looked pale and wasted after months in bed.
  • He was wasted by the long illness.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • She looks wasted after the sickness.
  • He became wasted from hunger.
  • The old man was wasted by disease.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
waste
IPA
GB/wˈeɪst/
US/wˈeɪst/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
waste (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (waste)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
  • Base: waste
Noun
  • Base: waste
  • Plural: waste, wastes
Verb
  • Base: waste
  • 3rd Person Singular: wastes
  • Present Participle: wasting
  • Past: wasted
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
wastes noun wasting verb wasted verb
Core family
wasteful adjective B2
Related words
wastefully adverb wastefulness noun
Advanced or less common
wastage noun
वाक्प्रचार

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.

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

उदाहरणे
  • 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.

उदाहरणे
  • She wasted away after months in hospital.
  • The dog was wasting away when they found it.
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