TO CAST AWAY

  

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TO CAST AWAY

Definition: TO CAST AWAY

TO CAST AWAY

1. (a) To throw away; to lavish; to waste. ``Cast away a life'' --Addison. (b) To reject; to let perish. ``Cast away his people.'' --Rom. xi. 1. ``Cast one away.'' --Shak. (c) To wreck. ``Cast away and sunk.'' --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Modern Usage: TO CAST AWAY

DomainUsage

Lyrics

A time to cast away stones ("Turn Turn Turn"; performing artist: The Byrds)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TO CAST AWAY

Language Translations for "TO CAST AWAY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

száműz (to banish, to confine, to exile, to expatriate, to proscribe, to relegate), sutba dob (to throw to the dogs), félrehajít, elpocsékol (lost, to fool away, to lose, to pass away, to slather, to waste), elhesseget (shoo, to avert, to brush aside, to brush off, to dismiss, to shoo, to shoo away, to shoo off), elherdál (cast away, dissipate, squander, to blue, to dissipate, to fritter away, to frivol away, to piss away, to squander), eldob (cast, discard, fling away, put off, threw, throw away, thrown, to abject, to chuck, to chuck away, to discard, to throw, to throw away, to throw off). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

投'る (to throw), 切捨てる (to cut down, to discard, to omit, to slay, to truncate), 切り捨てる (to cut down, to discard, to omit, to slay, to truncate). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

な'る (to throw), きりすてる (to cut down, to discard, to omit, to slay, to truncate). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otay astcay awayay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: TO CAST AWAY

LanguageDateSourceEcclesiastes Chapter 3, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKairoV tou zhthsai kai kairoV tou apolesai kairoV tou fulaxai kai kairoV tou ekbalein
Latin405VulgateTempus adquirendi et tempus perdendi tempus custodiendi et tempus abiciendi
Middle English1395WyclifTime of purchasing, and time of leesing; time of keping, and time of casting awei.
Jacobean English1611King JamesA time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Victorian English1833WebsterA time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Basic English1964OgdenA time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: TO CAST AWAY

LanguageEcclesiastes Chapter 3, Verse 6
CebuanoPanahon sa pagpangita, ug panahon sa pagwala; panahon sa pagtipig, ug panahon sa pag-usik;
Chinese尋 找 有 時 、 失 落 有 時 . 保 守 有 時 、 捨 棄 有 時 .
CroatianVrijeme traženja i vrijeme gubljenja; vrijeme èuvanja i vrijeme odbacivanja.
DanishTid til at søge og Tid til at miste, Tid til at gemme og Tid til at bortkaste,
DutchEen tijd om te zoeken, en een tijd om verloren te laten gaan; een tijd om te bewaren, en een tijd om weg te werpen;
FinnishAika on etsiä ja aika kadottaa. Aika on säilyttää ja aika viskata pois.
Frenchun temps pour chercher, et un temps pour perdre; un temps pour garder, et un temps pour jeter;
Germansuchen und verlieren, behalten und wegwerfen,
Haitian CreoleLi fikse lè pou ou chache, lè pou ou pèdi, lè pou ou fè ekonomi, lè pou ou gaspiye lajan,
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariAllah menentukan waktu untuk menemukan dan waktu untuk kehilangan, waktu untuk menabung dan waktu untuk memboroskan,
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamaadalah masa akan mencahari dan masa akan menghilangkan; adalah masa akan memeliharakan dan masa akan membuang;
ItalianUn tempo per cercare e un tempo per perdere, un tempo per serbare e un tempo per buttar via.
MaoriHe wa e rapu ai, he wa e ngaro ai; he wa e tiaki ai; he wa e akiri atu ai;
Norwegianå søke har sin tid og å tape har sin tid; å gjemme har sin tid og å kaste bort har sin tid;
Portuguesetempo de buscar, e tempo de perder; tempo de guardar, e tempo de deitar fora;   
Rumaniancqutarea kwi are vremea ei, wi perderea kwi are vremea ei; pqstrarea kwi are vremea ei, wi lepqdarea kwi are vremea ei;
RussianЧТЕНС ЙУЛБФШ, Й ЧТЕНС ФЕТСФШ; ЧТЕНС У'ЕТЕЗБФШ, Й ЧТЕНС 'ТПУБФШ;
Spanishtiempo de buscar y tiempo de perder; tiempo de guardar y tiempo de arrojar;
SwedishSöka upp har sin tid, och tappa bort har sin tid. Förvara har sin tid, och kasta bort har sin tid.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TO CAST AWAY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-o-s-t-t-w-y"

-2 letters: castaway.

-4 letters: cottas, scatty, toasty.

-5 letters: ascot, catty, coast, coats, costa, cotta, satay, scatt, stoat, tacos, tacts, tasty, toast, watts.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Translations: Modern
4. Bible Trace
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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