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verspillen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • dissipate verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
  • squander verb To waste money, time, or an opportunity carelessly.
  • trifle noun A British dessert layered with sponge cake, custard, fruit, jelly, and whipped cream.
  • waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.

Senses

verspillen is used for these senses in English:

  • burn (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
  • dissipate (transitive) To use up or waste; squander.
  • fritter away (transitive) To squander or waste.
  • squander To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
  • waste (transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.

burn — full definition

  1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
  3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
  4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
  5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

dissipate — full definition

  1. verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
  2. verb To waste or squander resources, money, or energy.

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