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runs to waste

runs to waste is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run to waste.

Meaning of run to waste

Verb

run to waste (third-person singular simple present runs to waste, present participle running to waste, simple past ran to waste, past participle run to waste)

  1. To become incapable or useless.

Questions about runs to waste

What is runs to waste the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs to waste is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run to waste.

Words near runs to waste in the dictionary

  1. runs to
  2. runs to earth
  3. runs to ground
  4. runs to the ground
  5. runs to the hills
  6. runs to waste
  7. runs up
  8. runs up against
  9. runs up in
  10. runs up in it
  11. runs up on

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