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Meanings of cast away in English

Portuguese
jogar fora
Catalan
apartar
Spanish
arrojar

Throw or cast away.

jogar fora

To throw aside as useless or unsatisfactory.

Synonyms
Examples for "cast"
Examples for "cast"
1
The election result has cast doubt on popular support for that project.
Reuters
2
Events surrounding CervicalCheck continue to cast a shadow over the health service.
The Irish Times
3
Animal prints: we think they're best left to cast members of Eastenders.
The Irish Times
4
The withdrawal agreement must give legal effect to that 'cast iron' guarantee.
The Guardian
5
Clive Fugill said Covid-19 cast doubt on whether that legacy could continue.
Radio NZ
1
Either house could reject the resolution, and the president has veto power.
Reuters
2
There are a number of reasons why workers should reject Partnership 2000:
The Irish Times
3
I believe you wish to reject this power you carry within yourself.
The pretender's crown
4
South Korea's Defence Ministry officials said the government would reject the request.
Reuters
5
If there is no change, don't be surprised if people reject Europe.
The Guardian
Usage of cast away in English
1
Having cast away the stone, she feels a new sense of lightness.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
2
I do not counsel you to cast away your friends or family.
Brisingr
3
Pírán replied, that he had cast away the child in the wilderness.
The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
4
Willoughby stripped to enter the ring with Horace: he cast away disguise.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
5
The Carpathian contemptuously cast away the knife and held out his hands.
Anno Dracula
6
They brought me a piece of the one I had cast away.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 30, 1917
7
When people are cast away, it is in a ship, of course.
The Island Home
8
The mate and the captain certainly intend to cast away this ship.
Foul Play
9
There is many a ship has been cast away on the Whittaker.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
10
Art thou not the voluntary beggar who once cast away great riches,-
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
11
It is not noble, it is wicked to cast away your life.
The Sisters — Volume 4
12
You ought all to have cast away your glasses regardless of expense.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
13
Let me cast away hope, and search here without any idle expectation.
Cord and Creese
14
You surely cannot have been cast away, and have built her yourselves.
For Treasure Bound
15
I asked, for we had no store at all to cast away.
A Thane of Wessex: Being a Story of the Great Viking Raids into ...
16
Death is approaching, But do not cast away what you have done.
The Shih King, or, Book of Poetry / From the Sacred Books of the...
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Translations for cast away
Cast away through the time
Cast away across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare