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going to waste

going to waste is the present participle and gerund 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 going to waste

What is going to waste the present participle and gerund of?
Going to waste is the present participle and gerund of go to waste.

Words near going to waste in the dictionary

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

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