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goes to waste

goes to waste is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to waste.

Meaning of go to waste

Verb

go to waste (third-person singular simple present goes to waste, present participle going to waste, simple past went to waste, past participle gone to waste)

  1. To remain unused; not to fulfill its purpose.
    • Every year it is painfully apparent that fully two-thirds of our fruits and tons of vegetables go to waste.1912, George Washington Carver, The Canning and Preserving of Fruits and Vegetables in the Home

Questions about goes to waste

What is goes to waste the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes to waste is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go to waste.

Words near goes to waste in the dictionary

  1. goes to the washroom
  2. goes to the well
  3. goes to town
  4. goes to town on
  5. goes to war
  6. goes to waste
  7. goes to water
  8. goes to work
  9. goes together
  10. goes toilet
  11. goes too far

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