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
💡 Concept
After the shipwreck, he was cast away on a lonely tropical island.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/kæst əˈweɪ/
🇬🇧 UK/kɑːst əˈweɪ/
🌳Etymology
Rootcast
Suffix-away
🎵Rhyme
yesterdayholidayanyway
yesterday
holiday
anyway
🔗Collocations
cast away doubts
cast away old habits
cast-away sailor
cast away possessions
cast away on an island
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“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.”
😄 Fun example
“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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
abandondiscardrejectstrandmaroon
Antonyms
embraceacceptrescue
Related
shipwreckstrandeddesertisolateexile
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