to throw away
477
1.8
- phrasal verb
- /θroʊ əˈweɪ/
:
tirar
- So I'm having to actually throw all of them away because I can't trust him.
- throw away the food
- throw away the key
- simply throw away
Those would be these points up here, throw away duplicates.
- Those would be these points up here, throw away duplicates.
- It is so stupid to throw away a weapon.
- But we can't just throw them away or rule them out either.
- I I don't think people should throw marriages away precipitously.
- It comes from the word to to throw, throw away what other people think of you.
- And that they're using these leftover thrown away jugs for their own drinking water.
- But the sister declined and she threw away very expensive amounts of food.
- And after that I threw them away and I said I'd never wear them again.
- Don't look like much but just throw her away in the bin.
Examples
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We believe too much food gets thrown away, so we reclaim that food before it can go to waste.
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I had no idea what use they would be, and so I decided to throw them away.
Academic text (2015) -
You want to keep this part and throw away that part, right?
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I cannot throw all of that away just for you.
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First, it requires many decisions about what to throw away and what to keep.
Academic text (1996) -
OK, throw them away and then give me the liquid.
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Just return them or throw them away and get your refund.
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And I went ahead and just threw away a bunch of the products I had.
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Don't throw away what you found here.
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Before the spring cleaning, I decided to throw away all the clothes I no longer wore.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
541
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
348
1.0
To throw something lightly to another person
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
131
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
13
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
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
3
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
1
6.0
To reject or get rid of something no longer needed
1
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
To throw something away and stop using it
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to get rid of by discarding' is directly derivable from 'throw' (propel) combined with 'away' (to another place or out of reach); the particle 'away' signals removal, so the composite meaning is a straightforward extension of the constituents. This motion + away pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English phrasal-verb composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the sense.
Etymology
The phrase throw away comes from the simple image of using your arm to throw an unwanted object away into the rubbish or garbage. So it now means 'to get rid of' something you no longer want.