How to Pronounce "cast away"
expression
ˈkæst/ /əˈweɪ
KAST-uh-WAY
kˈɑːst/ /ɐwˈeɪ
KAHST-uh-WAY
Definition
To throw something away, to get rid of something, or (especially in literature or storytelling) to leave someone alone, often stranded or abandoned—like a person stranded on a deserted island.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkæst/ /əˈweɪ
British English
kˈɑːst/ /ɐwˈeɪ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAST-uh-WAY
UK
KAHST-uh-WAY
Listen in Context
He cast away his old shoes because they were broken.
The sailors were cast away on a deserted island after the storm.
She cast away her fears and tried something new.
After the crash, they were cast away with nothing but each other.