useless in English: Not useful at all; unable to do the job you need it to do. (adjective)

Translation

Not useful at all; unable to do the job you need it to do.

Word origin

From use plus the ending -less, which means without.

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"Useless" means it cannot do its job any more.

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Here "useless" means there is no point in trying.

torch .

"Useless" comes after the verb "is" to describe the torch.

use

To do something with a tool, object, or skill to get a result.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

wrong

Not right, or not correct.

rubbish

Things you throw away because you do not want them; also nonsense, or something very bad.

junk

Old or broken things that have little value; things people keep but do not really need.

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