cast away — to abandon or reject someone or something; to throw away
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to abandon or reject someone or something; to throw away
Pronunciation (IPA): /kæst əˈweɪ/
Example Sentences
- After watching 'Cast Away', I realized I couldn't even survive without WiFi for an hour.
- She decided to cast away her worries and enjoy the vacation.
- The cast-away message in a bottle was actually someone's grocery list from 1995.
cast away
VERB[/kæst əˈweɪ/]
to abandon or reject someone or something; to throw away
After the shipwreck, he was cast away on a lonely tropical island.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
The phrase 'cast away' emerged in the 14th century from the combination of Old English 'cast' (to throw) and 'away' (at a distance). Originally used literally to mean 'to throw far away', it developed into the figurative sense of abandoning or discarding something or someone.
Breakdown
cast (to throw, from Old Norse 'kasta') + away (at a distance, from Old English 'aweg'). The compound verb literally means to throw at a distance, later extending to mean to abandon or reject entirely.
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📝Examples
“After watching 'Cast Away', I realized I couldn't even survive without WiFi for an hour.”
“She decided to cast away her worries and enjoy the vacation.”
“The cast-away message in a bottle was actually someone's grocery list from 1995.”
“The company cast away traditional methods and embraced digital innovation.”
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