discard

CEFRB1

/dɪsˈkɑːd/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To throw away or get rid of something unwanted.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.

Examples

  • We do not want to discard the article but reshape it.

  • I'll discard my old jacket.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /dɪˈskɑːd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make a discard; to throw out a card.

  2. To throw away, to reject.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Anything discarded.

More examples

In context

  • A man discards the follies of boyhood.

  • Discards can be used with out parameters, with tuples, with pattern matching (Chapters 6 and 8), or even as stand-alone variables.

  • "Stroll across and see how the game is going," suggested Carrados. "Have a look at Crediton's discard and then come back."

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.