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How to pronounce waste
Say it like this: /ˈweɪst/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does waste mean?
nounExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
Excrement or urine.
“The cage was littered with animal waste.”
A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
“We went down accordingly into the waste, and began to make our toilsome and devious travel towards the eastern verge.”
adjUseless and contemptible.
“Waste / Don't talk to me / You're so waste”
verbTo devastate; to destroy.
“The Tiber / Insults our walls, and wastes our fruitful grounds.”
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
“We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.”
To kill; to murder.
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