waste away
weɪst əˈweɪ
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Definition of waste away - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
health declinebecome progressively weaker and more emaciated
  • After the illness, he began to waste away rapidly..
decline deteriorate
2.
slow declinediminish or reduce in size or importance
  • The opportunity will waste away if not seized.
atrophy shrivel
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Expressions with waste

waste timev.
use time in an unproductive way
He tends to waste time on social media.
waste breathv.
speak without being listened to or heeded
He wasted breath trying to convince her.
lay wastev.
completely destroy a place or area
The army laid waste to the entire village.
go to wastev.
fail to achieve intended purpose
His efforts went to waste after the project was canceled.
waste of timen.
devotion of time to a useless activity
Arguing with him is a waste of time.
waste one's timev.
engage in activities without achieving goals
They wasted their time arguing without finding a solution.

Terms related to waste away

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wastingdebilitatedeclineemaciatefrailhealthprogressiveweakenwitherdeterioratedwindlefade

Terms with waste away included in their meaning

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drain linen.
plumbing
pipe or channel that carries unwanted water or waste away
witherv.
decay
fade or waste away gradually
pinev.
decline in health
waste away through sorrow or illness
atrophyv.
medical
waste away due to lack of use
muscular dystrophyn.
medical
genetic disease causing muscles to become weak and waste away
atrophyv.
health
cause to waste away or weaken
maceratingadj.
wasting away
causing to waste away or become emaciated
batev.
medical
waste away or diminish

Examples of waste away in a sentence

  • The old dog started to waste away in its final days.
  • The old building began to waste away over the years.
  • Without maintenance, the garden will waste away.

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  1. French:dépérir, disparaître, ...
  2. German:dahinsiechen, schwinden, ...
  3. Italian:consumarsi, svanire, ...
  4. Spanish:debilitarse, desvanecerse, ...
  5. Portuguese:definhar, ...
  6. Chinese:消瘦, 消逝, ...
  7. Japanese:衰弱する, 消える, ...
  8. Arabic:ذَبُلَ, تَضاءَلَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִתְדַּלְדֵּל, לִגְוֹוֵעַ, ...
  10. Russian:чахнуть, исчезать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:худнути, зникати, ...
  12. Hindi:क्षीण होना, धीरे-धीरे कम हो जाना, ...

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