waste

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
2. (countable, uncountable) Excrement or urine.
3. (countable, uncountable) A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place that has been laid waste or destroyed.
5. (countable, uncountable) A large tract of uncultivated land.
6. (countable, historical, uncountable) The part of the land of a manor (of whatever size) not used for cultivation or grazing, nowadays treated as common land.
7. (countable, uncountable) A vast expanse of water.
8. (countable, uncountable) A disused mine or part of one.
9. (countable, uncountable) The action or progress of wasting; extravagant consumption or ineffectual use.
10. (countable, uncountable) Large abundance of something, specifically without it being used.
11. (countable, uncountable) Gradual loss or decay.
12. (countable, uncountable) A decaying of the body by disease; atrophy; wasting away.
13. (countable, rare, uncountable) Destruction or devastation caused by war or natural disasters; see "to lay waste".
14. (countable, uncountable) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
15. (countable, uncountable) Material derived by mechanical and chemical erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.

Adj

Useless and contemptible.

Adj

1. (archaic) Uncultivated, uninhabited.
2. Barren; desert; empty.
3. Rejected as being defective; eliminated as being worthless; produced in excess.
4. Superfluous; needless.
5. Dismal; gloomy; cheerless.
6. Unfortunate; disappointing.

Verb

1. (transitive) To devastate; to destroy.
2. (transitive) To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate.
3. (slang, transitive) To kill; to murder.
4. (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
5. (intransitive) To gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
6. (intransitive) To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
7. To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.

Concepten

verkwisten

afval

verspillen

verklungelen

verdoen

vermorsen

opmaken

verkwisting

rommel

woest

woestenij

verspilling

vuil

verwoesten

uitschot

wildernis

verteren

wegkwijnen

puin

verbruiken

verval

overtollig

afmaken

woestijn

🏜️

verkwanselen

verlaten

vermageren

prullaria

rommelzooi

schuim

braakliggend

verspreiden

verstrooien

huisvuil

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koud maken

verzwakken

vuilnis

doden

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wegkwijning

liquideren

uiteendrijven

uiteenjagen

uitgestorven

bocht

ombrengen

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doods

💀

eenzaam

afval-

verspillend

buitengegooid

Synoniemen

squander

garbage

🗑️

rubbish

loss

refuse

trash

destroy

spend

spoil

squandering

dissipate

consume

damage

desert

🏜️

lose

ruin

scrap

extravagance

wastefulness

use up

debris

wasteland

devastate

ravage

kill

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decay

barren

dissipation

lavish

desolate

spoilage

litter

leftovers

wastage

wild

eliminate

useless

wilderness

misuse

dregs

wasteful

diminish

destruction

do in

junk

injury

knock off

wasting

exhaust

emaciate

Vertalingen

gaspiller

verschwenden

Abfall

sprecare

vergeuden

Müll

spreco

desperdiciar

malgastar

gaspillage

Verschwendung

basura

déchet

lixo

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sperperare

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/weɪst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wast

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: wuosti

Verwant aan Duits: wüst

Verwant aan Old Saxon: wōsti

Verwant aan Oudengels: wēste

Overgenomen van Middelengels: wasten

Verwant aan Frans: gâter

Verwant aan Middelengels: westen

Verwant aan Engels: weest

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: wuostan

Verwant aan Duits: wüsten

Verwant aan Oudengels: wēstan

In summary

From Middle English wast, waste (“a waste”, noun), from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French wast, waste (“a waste”), from Frankish *wōstī (“a waste”), from Proto-Germanic *wōstaz, *wōstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty, wasted”).

Zinnen

They certainly did not waste it either .

Ze verspilden het zeker ook niet.

Fly by night and you waste little time .

Vlieg 's nachts en je verspilt weinig tijd.

There may also be pollution control or waste treatment facilities or equipment .

Er kunnen ook vervuilingscontrole of afvalbehandelingsfaciliteiten of -apparatuur zijn.

The rainforests are depleted , we turned the planet into a waste ground .

De regenwouden zijn uitgeput, we hebben de planeet in een afvalgrond veranderd.