non-renewable (C1)
noun
Definition
non-renewable means a resource that is not renewable. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses non-renewable to mean a resource that is not renewable.
The teacher asked students to find non-renewable in the reading.
Check the words around non-renewable to choose the right meaning.
How to Use non-renewable
- a/the non-renewable (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a non-renewable."
- non-renewable in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked non-renewable in context before translating it."
Synonyms of non-renewable
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