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Meanings of wasted in inglês

Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.

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Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.

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(Of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use.

Being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired due to excessive consumption of alcohol.

Usage of wasted in inglês
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But each year hundreds of thousands of tonnes are lost or wasted.
BBC
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Time is wasted when both sides in debate employ the same tactics.
Whirligigs
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Every second that passed, every second they wasted, he thought of Lizzie.
The genesis secret
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He speaks the way he designs product: not a single wasted word.
Reuters
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That small debacle alone wasted almost three million pounds of taxpayers' money.
The woman who died a lot
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Days, months, years wasted on trying to sort my beloved Liverpool out.
The Irish Times
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His struggle to bring victory has gone wasted, a nearby shopkeeper said.
Reuters
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In the end he did neither and a good position was wasted.
The Guardian
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A true Fremen would make sure that her water is not wasted.
The Winds of Dune
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Factions and parties convulsed the city; civil war wasted the national resources.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
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I wish I hadn't wasted so much time working for those people.
The Guardian
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For the victors wasted themselves in winning, and the vanquished in resisting.
My Life and Work
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And the striker's wasted chances early in the second half proved crucial.
The Guardian
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If she left, Thersites would certainly use him until he wasted away.
Book One: Apotheosis
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We've seen six wasted years with the Tories in charge of housing.
The Guardian
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He was growing stronger, his young body lean and hard, nothing wasted.
Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
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