to waste
- verb
- /weɪst/
- And then you can just not waste your time and just split.
- waste time
- waste money
- waste resources
He said time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
- He said time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
- I don't want to waste this on buying stupid things.
- But sadly, you have wasted this skill on the narcissist.
- We shouldn't waste or waste or misuse the little we have.
- You should stop to enjoy life, too, rather than wasting it in mindless work.
- Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
- And the less of it that you waste on them, the better you do.
- And so you don't want to waste time so much on on them.
- A friend of mine says that the the most wasted resource is good intentions.
- Like I, I don't want to waste any more energy.
- It simply doesn't make sense to waste money on unproductive schemes.
Examples
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I don't want to waste your money or your time.
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
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And the less of it that you waste on them, the better you do.
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Because if you wanted to waste half an hour, right.
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You have wasted enough of my time.
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Well, what are we wasting time for?
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The class was cool, and I feel I didn't waste my time or money.
Academic text (2008) -
Find something you like instead of wasting your time following people you don't like.
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Make sure everything's all right... but let's not waste any unnecessary time.
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I don't want to waste your time on irrelevant discussions.
Synonyms
To give money to buy something or pay for services
To spend time doing things that are not useful instead of doing something more useful
To waste a lot of money on things you do not need
To use up money, energy, or other resources
To use money, time, or chances in a foolish way
To use money, time, or energy for a purpose
Use up money or supplies quickly and wastefully
Waste time or money on small unimportant things
Spend money on things you do not need
To use money or energy in a foolish, wasteful way
Use time or effort in a way that achieves little
To spend time or money in a wasteful way
To spend time on things that are not useful
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
To spend time doing things that are not useful instead of doing something more useful
Compounds
- Specialized
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
- Specialized
Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature
- Offensive
A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time
- Specialized
A place where people dump poisonous materials that must be cleaned because they can harm people or nature
- Specialized
A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling
- Specialized
A large shallow pond that treats sewage using sunlight and bacteria and algae
How Wasteful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Waste as a verb comes from an old English verb wāstan meaning 'to destroy' or 'spoil', and that is why to waste something now means to use it badly or lose its value.