WASTE AWAY

Meaning of WASTE AWAY in English

waste away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ waste )

to gradually become thinner and weaker, usually because you are ill

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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 — 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 — If someone wastes away, they become extremely thin or weak because they are ill or worried and they are not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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