cast away
verb
cast away is a verb meaning “To discard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled C-A-S-T-A-W-A-Y.
What does cast away mean?
verb
- 1
To discard.
She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage.
- 2
To abandon or maroon.
The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat.
- 3
To eliminate by means of a cast operation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cast away
- casts away present, singular, he/she/it
- casting away participle, present
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with cast away
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Cast away in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense discard:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.