Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go to waste

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: go -to waste
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remain unused; not to fulfill its purpose.

Example Sentences

"Every year it is painfully apparent that fully two-thirds of our fruits and tons of vegetables go to waste."

Inflected Forms

goes to waste (present, singular) going to waste (participle, present) went to waste (past) gone to waste (participle, past)

Questions

What does go to waste mean?: To remain unused; not to fulfill its purpose.

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