throw away
To discard, to toss out, to put in the trashTo discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
» Please throw this away for me.
Будь ласка, викинь це замість мене.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
He wanted to throw away the cup, but he couldn't find a trash can.
Don't throw the newspaper away, it goes in the recycle bin!
fortwerfen, wegwerfen
выбра́сыватьvybrásyvatʹ, вы́броситьvýbrositʹ, выки́дыватьvykídyvatʹ
викида́тиvykydáty, ви́кинутиvýkynuty
(figuratively, transitive)To waste, to squander.
Voting for a third-party candidate sometimes feels like throwing your vote away.
The team threw away its chance at the semifinals.
(slang)To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.
throw or cast away
(idiomatic)To give lightly, in an offhand manner.
Examples
445 sentencesPlease throw this away for me.
Будь ласка, викинь це замість мене.
This needs to be thrown away.
Це потрібно викинути.
Do you want me to throw that away?
Хочеш, щоб я це викинув?
ruВы хотите, чтобы я это выбросил?
deWillst du, dass ich das weggewerfe?
Don't throw away this magazine. I haven't read it yet.
Не викидай цей журнал. Я його ще не прочитав.
ruНе выбрасывай этот журнал. Я его еще не прочитал.
deWirf diese Zeitschrift nicht weg. Ich habe sie noch nicht gelesen.
I threw away all the letters that Tom sent me.
Я викинув всі листи, які Том мені написав.
Translations
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Origin
From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c.From throw + away. First attested in the late 14c.
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Forms
throws away, throwing away, threw away, thrown away| Base form | throw away · to throw away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | throws away |
| Present participle | throwing away |
| Past simple | threw away |
| Past participle | thrown away |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
12 phrasal verbs- throw upрвати, блюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, up.
- throw offупустити, упускатиTo confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- throw outвміти, умітиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, out.
- throw inздаватися, кидатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see throw, in.
- throw overздаватися, кидатиTo discard or give up (a plan or project, etc.).
- throw awayвикинути, викидатиTo discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
- throw asideвідмовлятися, відкидатиSynonym of discard.
- throw onTo hastily put on (clothes).
Synonyms
20 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb