waste
/weɪst/verb
उच्चारण वेस्ट
बरबाद करना, व्यर्थ गँवाना
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[T] ~ sth (on sth/on doing sth)
to use more of something than is necessary; to use something in a way that brings no benefit
बरबाद करना, व्यर्थ गँवाना
- Do not waste time on social media before the exam.
- She wasted a lot of money on clothes.
- Don't waste your energy arguing with him.
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- They wasted the whole morning waiting for the bus.
- I wasted money on a pair of shoes that did not fit.
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[T] ~ sth usually passive
to fail to make good use of something
(अवसर, प्रतिभा) व्यर्थ जाने देना
- His talent is wasted in that job.
- Do not waste water while you brush your teeth.
- The talented player was wasted on the bench.
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- Her chance to win was wasted by a careless mistake.
- Don't waste good food by leaving it on the plate.
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[U, sing.] ~ (of sth)
the act of using something carelessly or for no good purpose
बरबादी, अपव्यय
- The meeting was a waste of time.
- food waste
- Buying that expensive pen was a waste of money.
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- It is such a waste of talent to quit now.
- Leaving the tap running is a waste of water.
Synonyms misuse squandering
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[U]
materials that are no longer needed and are thrown away
कचरा, अपशिष्ट
- industrial waste
- Separate dry and wet waste.
- Factories must treat their waste before it enters the river.
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- Hospital waste needs special disposal.
- The city collects household waste every morning.
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(of land) not suitable for building or growing things on
बंजर, बेकार पड़ी (ज़मीन)
- waste land on the edge of the town
- The village has a large area of waste land near the railway line.
- The children played on a piece of waste ground near the school.
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- The government plans to turn waste land into farms.
- Nothing grew on the waste land at the edge of the desert.
Synonyms barren uncultivated
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no longer needed and thrown away
बेकार, फेंका गया (पदार्थ)
- waste paper
- waste water
- Waste water from the kitchen is used to water the plants.
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- He collected waste cloth from the tailor shop.
- The workers sorted waste materials for recycling.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
waste + time / money + on / in + -ing
Use on with a noun and in or on with -ing after waste; both show what the resource is spent on without benefit.
'Waste' के बाद noun के साथ 'on' आता है; -ing के साथ 'in' या 'on', जो बताता है कि संसाधन किस व्यर्थ कार्य में लगा।
- Don't waste money on cheap pens that break.
- Aman wasted an hour looking for his keys.
a waste of + time / money / energy
A waste of introduces the thing that is lost for no benefit.
'A waste of' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो बिना लाभ के खो जाए।
- Watching the match in this noise is a waste of time.
- It is a waste of talent to keep her in a clerical job.
waste (uncountable) vs wastes
Waste meaning rubbish is usually uncountable; wastes is used for large areas of empty land.
कूड़े के अर्थ में 'waste' प्रायः uncountable है; 'wastes' खाली विशाल भूमि के लिए आता है।
- The city produces tonnes of plastic waste every day.
- The explorers crossed the frozen wastes.
waste (adjective) / waste land
Before a noun, waste can mean unused or discarded, as in waste paper or waste ground.
Noun से पहले 'waste' का अर्थ अनुपयोगी या फेंका हुआ हो सकता है, जैसे waste paper।
- The children played on the waste ground behind the school.
+Collocations 4
waste + noun (resource)
timemoneywaterfoodenergy
- Do not waste water while brushing your teeth.
adjective + waste
householdplastictoxicindustrialtotal
- The factory dumped toxic waste near the river.
waste + noun
binpaperdisposalmanagementwater
- The municipality improved waste management in the colony.
verb + waste
recycledumpreducecollectproduce
- Students were asked to reduce waste in the canteen.
“More examples 5
- Radhika believes that wasting food is a sin when many go hungry.
राधिका मानती है कि जब बहुत से लोग भूखे हों तब भोजन बर्बाद करना पाप है।
- The village needs a better system for waste disposal.
गाँव को कचरा निपटान की बेहतर व्यवस्था चाहिए।
- He wasted his chance by arriving late for the interview.
साक्षात्कार में देर से पहुँचकर उसने अपना अवसर गँवा दिया।
- It was a waste of effort to explain it to him again.
उसे वही बात फिर समझाना प्रयास की बर्बादी थी।
- Do not waste your breath on a person who never listens.
ऐसे व्यक्ति पर अपनी साँसें व्यर्थ मत कीजिए जो कभी नहीं सुनता।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Don't waste your time for chatting.
✓ Don't waste your time chatting.
After waste time, use -ing directly or in + -ing, not for.
'Waste time' के बाद सीधे -ing या 'in + -ing' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ It is a waste for time to wait here.
✓ It is a waste of time to wait here.
The phrase is a waste of, never a waste for.
सही वाक्यांश 'a waste of' है, 'a waste for' नहीं।
✗ The wastes of the kitchen were thrown in the dustbin.
✓ The waste from the kitchen was thrown into the dustbin.
Rubbish is waste, uncountable; wastes means empty areas of land.
कूड़े के लिए uncountable 'waste' आता है; 'wastes' का अर्थ खाली भूभाग है।
¶Idioms 1
go to waste
to be wasted; not to be used
बेकार चला जाना
- Do not let the food go to waste.
→Phrasal verbs 1
waste away
to become thin and weak, especially because of illness
(बीमारी से) सूखकर कमज़ोर हो जाना
- He wasted away during his long illness.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
waste or waist?
Waste is rubbish or careless use. Waist, pronounced the same, is the part of the body between the ribs and the hips.
Waste का अर्थ 'कचरा' या 'बरबादी' है। Waist, जिसकी pronunciation एक जैसी है, 'कमर' को कहते हैं।
Homophone pair waste/waist is a spelling question.
Waste और waist का अंतर पूछा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Waste time on sth, waste time doing sth.
'waste time on sth' या 'waste time doing sth' आता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Waste not, want not.'
'Waste not, want not' एक proverb है, जिसका अर्थ है कि अगर आप चीज़ों को बर्बाद नहीं करेंगे, तो आपको कभी किसी चीज़ की कमी नहीं होगी।