Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to wasten
Participle: wastened
Gerund: wastening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | wasten |
| you | wasten |
| he;she;it | wastens |
| we | wasten |
| you | wasten |
| they | wasten |
Perfect
| I | have wastened |
| you | have wastened |
| he;she;it | has wastened |
| we | have wastened |
| you | have wastened |
| they | have wastened |
Past
| I | wastened |
| you | wastened |
| he;she;it | wastened |
| we | wastened |
| you | wastened |
| they | wastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had wastened |
| you | had wastened |
| he;she;it | had wastened |
| we | had wastened |
| you | had wastened |
| they | had wastened |
Future
| I | will wasten |
| you | will wasten |
| he;she;it | will wasten |
| we | will wasten |
| you | will wasten |
| they | will wasten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have wastened |
| you | will have wastened |
| he;she;it | will have wastened |
| we | will have wastened |
| you | will have wastened |
| they | will have wastened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | wasten |
| you | wasten |
| he;she;it | wasten |
| we | wasten |
| you | wasten |
| they | wasten |
Perfect
| I | have wastened |
| you | have wastened |
| he;she;it | have wastened |
| we | have wastened |
| you | have wastened |
| they | have wastened |
Imperfect
| I | wastened |
| you | wastened |
| he;she;it | wastened |
| we | wastened |
| you | wastened |
| they | wastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had wastened |
| you | had wastened |
| he;she;it | had wastened |
| we | had wastened |
| you | had wastened |
| they | had wastened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would wasten |
| you | would wasten |
| he;she;it | would wasten |
| we | would wasten |
| you | would wasten |
| they | would wasten |
Perfect
| I | would have wastened |
| you | would have wastened |
| he;she;it | would have wastened |
| we | would have wastened |
| you | would have wastened |
| they | would have wastened |
Imperative
| you | wasten |
| we | Let's wasten |
| you | wasten |
Verbs conjugated like 'wasten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'wasten'
fasten,
hasten,
vasten,
waste,
ashen,
astun,
basen,
baste,
batten,
chasten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From waste (“empty, barren, dejected, dismal”, adjective) + -en.
Sample Sentences
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It is our wisdom to master this wastening incredulity: to overcome unbelief, by faith; and so the more easily this present world; making light of its permitted trials, and sitting loose to its possessions. [1865, John Stock (Vicar of Finchingfield, Essex.), An Exposition of the First Epistle General of St. John.:]
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[…] Thomas s. of Chr: Clifton of Clifton & Will'm sonne of Robert Miller of Leedes lost in the snow the 8t of Februarie & not found till then & Clifto's child strangly wastened all saveing a very few bones thothr whole & fresh […] [1908, original 1613-1614, The Publications of the Yorkshire Parish Register Society, volume 33, page 203:]
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And there are seven wax tapers in the quire" he said "that have never been lighted by any man's hand, and that bum day and night at every hour of prayers and that have never wastened or lessened through these fourscore years." [1920, Lady Augusta Gregory, A Book of Saints and Wonders:]
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[…] do you love me, Mabel?
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not a pennysworth, Joe
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troves I lost I never looked for: cracked
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fountain pens that stained my fingers wastened
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by irreconcilable degrees into the dust. [1962, Evidence, numbers 5-8, page 83:]
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Wolsey wastened no moment in responding. In all diplomatic courtesy, he confirmed Henry's commitment to Francis and his willingness to meet with Charles. [1980, Nancy Lenz Harvey, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, page 118:]
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Not a second was to be wastened when your parent sends you on an errand or some chore. [2015, Oliver Lockewell, Behind The Mirror: Fright Night Flash Fiction:]