Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - useless
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Useless
useless
~ adj 1 not useful or effective in any way (This bag is useless - it has a hole in it. | a useless piece of information | completely/totally/utterly useless) (At that time, art was considered a completely useless activity. | useless for) (It's a nice watch, but it's useless for scuba diving. | it is useless to do sth) (It was useless to complain.) 2 informal unable or unwilling to do anything properly (Don't ask Tim to fix it. He's completely useless.) - uselessly adv - uselessness n
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1. If something is useless, you cannot use it. He realised that their money was useless in this country... Computers would be useless without software writers. ? useful ADJ: usu v-link ADJ • uselessly His right arm hung rather uselessly. ADV • uselessness The car had rusted almost to the point of uselessness. N-UNCOUNT 2. If something is useless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good. She knew it was useless to protest. ...a useless punishment which fails to stop drug trafficking. = pointless ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf • uselessly Uselessly, he checked the same pockets he’d checked before. ADV • uselessness ...the uselessness of their research. N-UNCOUNT 3. If you say that someone or something is useless, you mean that they are no good at all. (INFORMAL) Their education system is useless... He was useless at any game with a ball. = hopeless ADJ: oft ADJ at n 4. If someone feels useless, they feel bad because they are unable to help someone or achieve anything. She sits at home all day, watching TV and feeling useless. ADJ • uselessness ...the sense of uselessness and the boredom of empty days. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
adjective Date: 1592 having or being of no use: a. ineffectual a ~ attempt b. not able to give service or aid ; inept • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. 1 serving no purpose; unavailing (the contents were made useless by damp; protest is useless). 2 colloq. feeble or ineffectual (am useless at swimming). Derivatives uselessly adv. uselessness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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6.
1. бесполезный, тщетный useless attempts —- тщетные попытки protest is useless —- протест бесполезен useless regrets —- напрасные сожаления 2. непригодный, никуда негодный a useless gadget —- негодные приспособления a useless person —- никчемный человек 3. разг. нездоровый, ни на что не способный I am feeling useless —- я чувствую себя отвратительно ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
7.
adj. 1) бесполезный; никуда не годный 2) coll. плохо себя чувствующий, в плохом настроении; I am feeling useless - я чувствую себя отвратительно, я ни на что не гожусь ...Англо-русский словарь
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