WASTE AWAY

Meaning of WASTE AWAY in English

If someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not eating properly.

Persons dying from cancer grow thin and visibly ~.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

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WASTE AWAY — become progressively weaker and more emaciated. → waste
Concise Oxford English vocab
WASTE AWAY — ( of a person ) to become thin and weak, especially because of illness SYN become emaciated
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASTE AWAY — waste away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ waste ) to gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because you are …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASTE AWAY — If someone wastes away , they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASTE AWAY — Synonyms and related words : Sanforize, abate, ablate, absorb, age, assimilate, atomize, atrophy, attenuate, bate, be consumed, be eaten away, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASTE AWAY — {v.} To become more thin and weak every day. * /Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis./ * /After Mrs. Barnes …
Slang English vocab
WASTE AWAY — Function: verb Synonyms: FAIL 3, dwindle, fall short, shrink, wane, weaken
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WASTE AWAY — verb Synonyms: fail 3, dwindle, fall short, shrink, wane, weaken
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASTE AWAY — See ↑ THIN 7
Longman Activator English vocab
WASTE AWAY — {v.} To become more thin and weak every day. * /Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis./ * /After Mrs. Barnes …
Словарь английских идиом
WASTE AWAY — v. To become more thin and weak every day. Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis. After Mrs. Barnes died, her …
American Idioms English vocabulary
WASTE AWAY — aswindan
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
WASTE AWAY — Гибнуть
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WASTE AWAY — умирать, чахнуть, истощаться, приходить к концу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WASTE AWAY — умирать, чахнуть, истощаться, приходить к концу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
WASTE AWAY — Гибнуть
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
WASTE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AWAY — I. əˈwā adverb Etymology: Middle English away, on way, from Old English aweg, onweg, from a- (I) , on + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WASTE — — wastable , adj. — wasteless , adj. /wayst/ , v. , wasted, wasting , n. , adj. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AWAY — /euh way"/ , adv. 1. from this or that place; off: to go away. 2. aside; to another place; in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WASTE — I. ˈwāst noun Etymology: Middle English waste, wast; in sense 1, from Anglo-French wast, from wast, gast, guast, adjective, desolate, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AWAY — I. ə-ˈwā adverb Date: before 12th century 1. : on the way : along get away early 2. : from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WASTE — adj lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous. 2. waste ·v old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant …
Webster English vocab
AWAY — adv from a place; hence. 2. away ·adv aside; off; in another direction. 3. away ·adv from a state or …
Webster English vocab
WASTE — [waste] n [ME waste, wast; in sense 1, fr. ONF wast, fr. wast, adj., desolate, waste, fr. L vastus; in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AWAY — [away] adv (bef. 12c) 1: on the way: along "get ~ early" 2: from this or that place: hence, thence …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WASTE — / weɪst; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb [ vn ] NOT USE WELL 1. waste sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — / əˈweɪ; NAmE / adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of away in phrasal verbs, look at the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASTE — I. waste 1 S2 W3 /weɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ wastage , ↑ waste , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AWAY — I. a ‧ way 1 S1 W1 /əˈweɪ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: onweg , aweg …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WASTE — v., adj., & n. --v. 1 tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WASTE — v., adj., & n. v. 1 tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. adv. 1 to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WASTE — v., adj., & n. --v. 1. tr. use to no purpose or for inadequate result or extravagantly (waste time). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
AWAY — adv., adj., & n. --adv. 1. to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go …
Oxford English vocab
WASTE — ( wastes, wasting, wasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AWAY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Away' is often used with verbs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WASTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rubbish/waste bin ▪ The rubbish bin is full. a waste pipe ▪ What’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AWAY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car drives off/away ▪ The police car drove off at top speed. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WASTE — (UNWANTED MATTER) [noun] - unwanted matter or material of any type, often that which is left after useful substances or …
Cambridge English vocab
AWAY
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AWAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — adj. Function: adverb 1 from this or that place FF1C; come away at once FF1E; Synonyms: hence, thence Related Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AWAY — I. adverb 1. from this or that place come away at once Synonyms: hence, thence Related Word: forth, out, therefrom …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASTE — INDEX: 1. to waste something 2. something that wastes time, money etc RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ SAVE to spend a …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — See ↑ DISTANCE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a long way off/far off/far away • ↑ at once/right away • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
AWAY — adj. 25B6; adverb she began to walk away : OFF, from here, from there. stay away from the trouble : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WASTE — 1. сущ. 1) растрачивание, расточительство; излишняя или ненужная трата a terrible waste of time and money ≈ большая трата времени …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — нареч. 1) обозначает : а) отдаленность от данного места далеко; б) отдаленность во времени давно away from home ≈ вдали …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WASTE — waste.ogg 1. weıst n 1. растрачивание, ненужная или излишняя трата; расточительство waste of time - напрасная трата времени waste of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AWAY — away.ogg 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WASTE — 1) отходы; мусор; отбросы 2) скрап, лом 3) горн. пустая порода 4) горн. выработанное пространство 5) лесн. обрезки 6) цел.-бум. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WASTE — 1) отходы; мусор; отбросы 2) скрап, лом 3) горн. пустая порода 4) горн. выработанное пространство 5) лесн. обрезки 6) цел.-бум. срыв бумаги 7) сточные воды (промышленные …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WASTE — 1. weıst n 1. растрачивание, ненужная или излишняя трата; расточительство waste of time - напрасная трата времени waste of fuel …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AWAY — 1. əʹweı a 1. predic 1> отсутствующий, в отсутствии to be away - отсутствовать; уехать he is away - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WASTE — 1. сущ. 1) растрата; расточительство; излишняя, ненужная трата waste of time / money / energy — бесполезная трата времени / …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AWAY — нареч. 1) а) ( отдаленность от данного места ) далеко away from home — вдали от дома б) ( отдаленность …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WASTE — 1. сущ. 1) растрата; расточительство; излишняя, ненужная трата waste of time / money / energy — бесполезная трата времени / денег / …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AWAY — нареч. 1) а) (отдаленность от данного места) далеко away from home — вдали от дома б) (отдаленность во времени) давно away back in 1910 — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WASTE — 1. _n. 1> пустыня 2> потери; убыль, ущерб, убыток, порча 3> излишняя трата; oil waste - перерасход масла - run …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AWAY — _adv. 1> обозначает отдаление от данного места далеко и т. п.; away from home - вдали от дома; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WASTE — 1. n. 1. пустыня 2. потери; убыль, ущерб, убыток, порча 3. излишняя трата; oil waste - перерасход масла - run …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AWAY — adv. 1. обозначает отдаление от данного места далеко и т. п.; away from home - вдали от дома; he is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

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