to cast aside
11
3.7
- phrasal verb
- /kæst əˈsaɪd/
- Informal
:
dejar de lado
- The committee decided to cast aside the outdated proposal and start fresh with new ideas.
So then I'm cast aside from the skateboarding community and that, that's what became, that became isolating.
- So then I'm cast aside from the skateboarding community and that, that's what became, that became isolating.
- And he, he says, should mercy be cast aside?
Examples
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After much consideration, she chose to cast aside her doubts and pursue her dreams.
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You too know what it feels like to be cast aside.
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And like him, you were cast aside by your own people.
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Like, why was I so easy to cast aside?
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I will not be cast aside.
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The very concept of a "Solution" is seen through and cast aside as a waste of effort.
Blog text (32) -
The music made by children is highly meaningful to them and must not be cast aside.
Academic text (2003) -
You see, 200 years ago, my family should have inherited the throne of England, but they were cast aside.
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As much as I enjoyed my youth, there comes a time to cast aside childish things.
Blog text (14) -
We've done our part and we've been cast aside.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To not take something or someone with you when you go
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
3.0
To free someone from something harmful or unwanted
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
401
3.8
Stop supporting an idea or plan
348
1.0
To throw something lightly to another person
332
3.0
To refuse to accept an idea or claim
236
3.0
To force someone to leave a place, job, or group
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
149
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
103
3.4
To stop thinking about something for a short time
69
6.3
To give up a right, belief, job, or position officially
43
3.2
To stop other people from getting close to you emotionally
41
3.6
Make something unwanted go away, like an illness, a feeling, or a person following you
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
37
5.8
Refuse to accept someone or something and stop having any connection with them
31
6.2
Force someone to leave a group or place because others reject them
27
6.1
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
15
3.7
To refuse to have anything to do with someone or something
13
4.5
Ignore a person or thing because you think they are not important
12
9.4
Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone
7
4.1
Refuse to think about something, for example worries or objections
7
4.3
To make people forget and stop caring about something
7
8.6
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
5
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
4
3.4
To stop thinking about a worry or feeling
4
5.3
Treat a question or problem as not important
3
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
3
4.7
To ignore an opinion or worry as unimportant
2
5.9
Treat something as unimportant and ignore it
1
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
Antonyms
How Rejected
773
3.1
130
2.7
- Informal
11
3.7
∞
1.0
22
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to reject, ignore, or get rid of' is directly derivable from combining 'cast' (to throw away/get rid of) with 'aside' (to the side): literally moving something to the side maps transparently onto disregarding it. This verb + particle pattern is a common, regular phrasal construction in English (and paralleled in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The verb cast aside comes from a simple picture: someone casts something, meaning they throw it aside because they no longer want it. So cast aside now means 'to reject' or 'to get rid of' someone or something.