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Dogo wrote:
Spend >verb (past and past part. spent) 2 use or use up (energy or resources) 3 pass (time) in a specified way.
Waste >verb 1 use carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. 2 fail to make full or good use of. 3 (be wasted on) be unappreciated by. 4 (often waste away) become progressively weaker and more emaciated. >adjective 1 eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required. >noun 1 an act or instance of wasting. 2 unusable or unwanted material


waste = watch maury povich

spend = watch the cyder house rules /the movie

waste = expect people in Toronto to be friendly

spend = be friendly to Toronto people.



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Ok, ok know-it-alls with the word difference. I mean when it comes to time, what's the difference? Illustrate with examples, please - compare and contrast so that I can understand.

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Spend >verb (past and past part. spent) 2 use or use up (energy or resources) 3 pass (time) in a specified way.


Waste >verb 1 use carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose. 2 fail to make full or good use of. 3 (be wasted on) be unappreciated by. 4 (often waste away) become progressively weaker and more emaciated. >adjective 1 eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required. >noun 1 an act or instance of wasting. 2 unusable or unwanted material



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do u know that u have 168 hours a week, and we don't know what we do with it?

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Lahtina wrote:

When someone says that something is a waste of time, what exactly do they mean? Isn't all time meant to be spent?
Time is meant to be spent, but not wasted.

Spent = resulting in a postive outcome
Wasted = resulting in a negative outcome





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When someone says that something is a waste of time, what exactly do they mean? Isn't all time meant to be spent?

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