waste - English word #878

Translation

To use time, money, or things in a bad way, so they are lost for nothing.

Word origin

From Old French waster, meaning to spoil or use up, from Latin vastare.

Verb typeregular (waste, wastes, wasted)

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Here "waste" means to use it in a bad way for nothing.

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"Wasted" is the past form of "waste".

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"Wastes" is the form used with he, she, or it.

money

The coins and notes that people use to buy things.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

use

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

save

To keep someone or something safe from harm, or to keep something to use later.

spend

To use money to buy things, or to use time doing something.

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