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title: wasted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wasted» in the school dictionary: Wasted means used badly or carelessly, or lost without being useful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wasted

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** wasted chance, Waste, He, Leaving, It, wasted trip · **What happens:** waste, mean, use, lose, be, bring · **To what, where:** nothing, rubbish, things, 3, water, much food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«wasted» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [wasted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wasted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wasted means used badly or carelessly, or lost without being useful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:m1:1
# text = Wasted means used badly or carelessly, or lost without being useful.
1	Wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	carelessly	carelessly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
12	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wasted chance or wasted time brought nothing good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:m2:1
# text = A wasted chance or wasted time brought nothing good.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	wasted	waste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	obj	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **waste** | past | a wasted chance *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bring** | past | a wasted chance | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wasted can mean very thin and weak from illness (rare).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:m3:1
# text = Wasted can mean very thin and weak from illness (rare).
1	Wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waste (noun) is rubbish or things thrown away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:m4:1
# text = Waste (noun) is rubbish or things thrown away.
1	Waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Waste | rubbish or things |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw away** | participle |  | things *not said here* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wasted 3 of the 20 sheets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x1:1
# text = He wasted 3 of the 20 sheets.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wasted	waste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past | He | 3 of the 20 sheets |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Half the water was wasted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x2:1
# text = Half the water was wasted.
1	Half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past · passive |  | half water |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How much food was wasted?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x3:1
# text = How much food was wasted?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past · passive |  | much food |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
10 minutes were wasted waiting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x4:1
# text = 10 minutes were wasted waiting.
1	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | past · passive |  | 10 minutes |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Asset clause=Goal |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaving the tap running means water is wasted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x5:1
# text = Leaving the tap running means water is wasted.
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	running	run	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	conj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | the tap |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tap=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | Leaving |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **waste** | present · passive |  | water |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a wasted trip because the shop was closed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x6:1
# text = It was a wasted trip because the shop was closed.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | It | a wasted trip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **close** | past · passive | a wasted trip *not said here* | the shop |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't let that good food go to waste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x7:1
# text = Don't let that good food go to waste.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | that good food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | that good food *not said here* |  |  | waste |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to waste=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turning off the lights stops energy from being wasted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x8:1
# text = Turning off the lights stops energy from being wasted.
1	Turning	turn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn off** | gerund |  | the lights |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent light=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | present | Turning | energy |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality energy=Eventuality |
| 3 | **waste** | gerund · passive | Turning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What, all that money wasted for nothing!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wasted:x9:1
# text = What, all that money wasted for nothing!
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	wasted	waste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waste** | participle |  | all money *not said here* |  |  |  | for nothing | vn pay-68 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for nothing=Theme |

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