squander

squan·der

S0681500 (skwŏn′dər)tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste.2. To fail to take advantage of: squandered an opportunity to go to college.3. Archaic To scatter.n. Extravagant expenditure; prodigality.

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squan′der·er n.squan′der·ing·ly adv.

squander

(ˈskwɒndə) vb (tr) 1. to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate2. an obsolete word for scatternrare extravagance or dissipation[C16: of unknown origin] ˈsquanderer n

squan•der

(ˈskwɒn dər)

v.t. 1. to spend or use extravagantly or wastefully. 2. to scatter. n. 3. extravagant or wasteful expenditure. [1585–95; orig. uncertain] squan′der•er, n.

squander

Past participle: squandered
Gerund: squandering

Imperative
squander
squander

Present
I squander
you squander
he/she/it squanders
we squander
you squander
they squander

Preterite
I squandered
you squandered
he/she/it squandered
we squandered
you squandered
they squandered

Present Continuous
I am squandering
you are squandering
he/she/it is squandering
we are squandering
you are squandering
they are squandering

Present Perfect
I have squandered
you have squandered
he/she/it has squandered
we have squandered
you have squandered
they have squandered

Past Continuous
I was squandering
you were squandering
he/she/it was squandering
we were squandering
you were squandering
they were squandering

Past Perfect
I had squandered
you had squandered
he/she/it had squandered
we had squandered
you had squandered
they had squandered

Future
I will squander
you will squander
he/she/it will squander
we will squander
you will squander
they will squander

Future Perfect
I will have squandered
you will have squandered
he/she/it will have squandered
we will have squandered
you will have squandered
they will have squandered

Future Continuous
I will be squandering
you will be squandering
he/she/it will be squandering
we will be squandering
you will be squandering
they will be squandering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been squandering
you have been squandering
he/she/it has been squandering
we have been squandering
you have been squandering
they have been squandering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been squandering
you will have been squandering
he/she/it will have been squandering
we will have been squandering
you will have been squandering
they will have been squandering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been squandering
you had been squandering
he/she/it had been squandering
we had been squandering
you had been squandering
they had been squandering

Conditional
I would squander
you would squander
he/she/it would squander
we would squander
you would squander
they would squander

Past Conditional
I would have squandered
you would have squandered
he/she/it would have squandered
we would have squandered
you would have squandered
they would have squandered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	squander - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"waste, blowexpend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"blow - spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"burn - spend (significant amounts of money); "He has money to burn"
	2.	squander - spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"ware, consume, wastefool away, fritter, fritter away, frivol away, fool, dissipate, shoot - spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"luxuriate, wanton - become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriouslylavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"overspend - spend at a high rateexpend, spend, drop - pay out; "spend money"splurge, fling - indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

squander

verb waste, spend, fritter away, blow (slang), consume, scatter, run through, lavish, throw away, misuse, dissipate, expend, misspend, be prodigal with, frivol away, spend like water He had squandered his chances to win.
keep, save, be frugal, be thrifty, store, economize, put aside for a rainy day

squander

verb1. To use up foolishly or needlessly:consume, devour, dissipate, waste.2. To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly:consume, dissipate, fool away, fritter away, riot away, throw away, trifle away, waste.Slang: blow.nounExcessive or imprudent expenditure:extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profligacy, profuseness, profusion, waste, wastefulness.

Translations

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squander

(ˈskwondə) verb to waste. He squandered all his money on gambling. 浪費，揮霍 滥用，浪费

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