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Antonyms for go to waste


Grammar : Verb
Spell : weyst
Phonetic Transcription : weɪst



Definition of go to waste

Origin :
  • c.1200, "desolate regions," from Old French wast, from Latin vastum, neuter of vastus "waste" (see waste (v.)).
  • Replaced Old English westen, woesten "a desert, wilderness," from the Latin word. Meaning "useless expenditure" is recorded from c.1300; sense of "refuse matter" is attested from c.1400. Waste basket first recorded 1850. Waste-paper first recorded 1580s.
  • As in waste : verb spend or use without thought; dwindle

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