Definition
To waste completely or squander; to cause to be wasted.
Etymology
From 'be-' plus 'waste,' deriving from Old North French 'waste' meaning 'uncultivated land' or 'desolation.' The verb form meant to use up or ruin something.
Kelly Says
Medieval and early modern English writers used 'bewaste' to describe tragic loss—from wasted resources to wasted lives—showing how this prefix could add emotional weight to a simple verb.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስፈላጊ ማድረግ
as-fe-la-ghi ma-dreg
BNবাংলা
পরিত্যাগ করা
porit-yaag kor-a
CACatalà
malgastar
mal-gas-tar
CSČeština
zmarnit
zmar-nit
DEDeutsch
verschwenden
fer-shwen-den
ELΕλληνικά
απορρίπτειν
a-por-ree-pte-in
ESEspañol
desperdiciar
des-per-di-thee-ar
FAفارسی
بیهوده کردن
bee-hodeh kard-an
FISuomi
hävitää
ha-vi-taa
FRFrançais
gaspiller
gas-pee-yé
HIहिन्दी
बर्बाद करना
bar-baad kar-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuang
mem-baung
ITItaliano
sprecare
spre-ka-re
MRMR
शोषित करणे
sho-shit kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
membazir
mem-ba-zir
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး
ky-shon-g
NLNederlands
verspillen
ver-spill-en
PLPolski
marnować
mar-no-vat
PTPortuguês
desperdiçar
des-per-di-sar
RORomână
împrăștia
im-pra-sh-tee-a
RUРусский
потратить впустую
pat-ree-ty v-pu-st-y-u
SWKiswahili
poteza
po-te-za
TAதமிழ்
சேதம் செய்
sae-tham sei
TEతెలుగు
ధ్వంసం చేయండి
dhwam-san che-ya-ndi
TRTürkçe
boşa harcamak
bo-sha har-cha-mak
UKУкраїнська
потратити даремно
po-tra-ty-ty darem-no
URاردو
بے کار کرنا
bay-kaar kar-na
VITiếng Việt
phung phí
phung-fee
ZUZU
ukusebenza
u-ku-se-ben-za