cast down

1. (transitive)To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.

2. (transitive)To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.

   сверга́тьsvergátʹ, све́ргнутьsvérgnutʹ

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.

1. She listened to him with her eyes modestly cast down.

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2. Don't let anyone cast down your hopes for a brighter future.

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3. Who of those who have been cast down by sin shall ascend?

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4. She cast her eyes down and saw that her fish's tail was gone.

   deSie blickte hinab und sah, dass ihr Fischschwanz verschwunden war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. I'm completely cast down!

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irregular · Lesson

• cast offупустити, упускатиTo discard or reject something.
• cast outприбрати, прибиратиTo drive out; to expel.
• cast downдеморалізувати, деморалізовуватиTo make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
• cast awayприбрати, прибиратиTo discard.
• cast asideвідмовлятися, відкидатиSynonym of discard.
• cast upTo wash something onto the shore.
• cast onTo start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
• cast backTo think about or imagine to a time in the past; to search or refer to one's memories of the past.