Synonym: squander
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /weɪ̯st/ |
| Hyphenation | waste |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) waste | (I) wasted |
| (thou) wastest | (thou) wastedst |
| (he) wastes, wasteth | (he) wasted |
| (we) waste | (we) wasted |
| (you) waste | (you) wasted |
| (they) waste | (they) wasted |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) waste | (I) wasted |
| (thou) waste | (thou) wasted |
| (he) waste | (he) wasted |
| (we) waste | (we) wasted |
| (you) waste | (you) wasted |
| (they) waste | (they) wasted |
| Imperative mood | |
| waste | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| wasting | wasted |
| Danish | spilde |
|---|---|
| Dutch | verdoen; verkwisten; vermorsen; verspillen; verknoeien |
| English (Old English) | forspillan |
| Esperanto | malŝpari |
| French | dissiper; gaspiller; prodiguer |
| German | vergeuden; verschwenden |
| Papiamento | dispidí; drispidí; malgastá |
| Portuguese | dissipar; esbanjar |
| Saterland Frisian | ferkwitkerje; ferkwitkje; fernäile; ferdwo; ferklaadje; apmoakje; truchjoagje |
| Spanish | acabar |
| Swedish | slösa; öda; ödsla |
| West Frisian | ferdwaan |