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waste

/weɪst/ /weɪst/
  1. 1 boşa harcamak
  2. 2 israf etmek

Definition (English)

  1. To use something carelessly or unnecessarily, so that it is not used well.
  2. To spend time doing nothing useful.

Example Sentences

  1. Don't waste your money on things you don't need.
    İhtiyacın olmayan şeylere paranı boşa harcama.
  2. She wasted a lot of time watching TV.
    Televizyon izleyerek çok zaman harcadı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base waste
/weɪst/
Past wasted
/weɪstɪd/
Participle wasted
/weɪstɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dwaste → wasted

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. wasted /weɪstɪd/

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Collocations

waste timewaste moneywaste energywaste resourceswaste foodwaste effort

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