- grow to waste
- grow to waste (obsolete)(of a time) to come near an end• • •Main Entry: ↑waste
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grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grow — W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(plants)¦ 4¦(hair/nails)¦ 5¦(become)¦ 6¦(improve)¦ 7 it/money doesn t grow on trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
Waste — (w[=a]st), v. i. 1. To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less; commonly used with away. [1913 Webster +PJC] The time wasteth night and day. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; … English dictionary for students
waste — 1. verb 1) he doesn t like to waste money Syn: squander, misspend, misuse, fritter away, throw away, lavish, dissipate, throw around; informal blow, splurge Ant: conserve 2) these children are wasting away in the … Thesaurus of popular words
waste — 1. verb 1) he doesn t like to waste money Syn: squander, misspend, misuse, fritter away, throw away, lavish, dissipate; informal blow, splurge 2) kids are wasting away in the streets Syn: grow weak, gr … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
grow — verb past tense grew /grU:/ past participle grown 1 PERSON/ANIMAL (I) to become bigger and develop over a period of time: How you ve grown since the last time I saw you! | grow 2 inches/5cm etc: Stan grew two inches in six months. | growing… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
waste away — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, abate, ablate, absorb, age, assimilate, atomize, atrophy, attenuate, bate, be consumed, be eaten away, be gone, bleed white, break up, burn up, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, cheat the undertaker, come… … Moby Thesaurus
waste away — PHRASAL VERB If someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly. [V P] Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly waste away … English dictionary
grow old — Synonyms and related words: age, antiquate, become extinct, become obsolete, cheat the undertaker, date, decline, dodder, fade, fail, fossilize, fust, get along, get on, lose currency, molder, obsolesce, outdate, perish, rust, shake, shrivel,… … Moby Thesaurus
