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gone to waste

gone to waste is the past participle 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 gone to waste

What is gone to waste the past participle of?
Gone to waste is the past participle of go to waste.

Words near gone to waste in the dictionary

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

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