misspend

verbe irrégulier

A verb used to indicate the act of spending time or money foolishly or wastefully.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по трате времени или денег неразумно или впустую.esVerbo que denota la acción de gastar tiempo o dinero de manera irrazonable o en vano, desperdiciándolos.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de dépenser de l'argent ou du temps de manière inconsidérée ou inutile, en gaspillant ces ressources.deVerb, das verwendet wird, um auszudrücken, dass Zeit oder Geld unvernünftig oder vergeudet wird.ptVerbo usado para indicar o ato de gastar tempo ou dinheiro de forma insensata ou inútil.zh动词，指不合理地或浪费地花费时间、金钱等。arفعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إنفاق المال أو إضاعة الوقت على نحو غير عقلاني أو بلا فائدة.

1. Waste time B2 formal

   To use time in a wasteful or unproductive manner.

   • He misspent his youth playing video games instead of studying.
   • She regretted misspending her college years on trivial pursuits.
   • They misspent the entire afternoon arguing about nothing.

   ruТратить время впустуюesdesperdiciar el tiempofrperdre son tempsdeZeit verschwendenptDesperdiçar tempozh虚度光阴arإضاعة الوقت

   Synonymes: dissipatefool awayfritter awaysquandertrifle awaywastewhile away

2. Waste resources B2 formal

   To use money or other resources in a foolish or unwise way.

   • The company misspent its budget on unnecessary luxuries.
   • He misspent his inheritance on gambling and fast cars.
   • The government was accused of misspending public funds.

   ruРастрачивать ресурсыesMalgastar recursosfrgaspiller (des ressources)deRessourcen verschwendenptDesperdiçar recursoszh浪费资源arتبديد الموارد

   Synonymes: blowdissipatefritter awaylavishmisusesquanderthrow awaywaste

   Antonymes: conserveeconomizeinvestsave

• misspent past participle
• misspent past simple
• misspending present participle
• misspends third person singular