捨てる【すてる】
Frequency rank: 1,266. – 1,268.
- to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
- to abandon; to desert; to leave
- to give up; to resign
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 捨てる【すてる】Frequency rank: 1,266. – 1,268.
- 棄てる【すてる】Frequency rank: 27,390. – 27,616.
- すてるFrequency rank: 31,342. – 31,636.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
- to abandon; to desert; to leave
- to give up; to resign
This meaning refers to physically disposing of something that is no longer wanted or needed.
Throw away unnecessary items.
This meaning indicates leaving someone or something behind, often implying neglect or irresponsibility.
This meaning conveys the idea of relinquishing a pursuit, hope, or position, often due to surrendering or losing motivation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すてる捨てるべきものthings to throw awayごみゴミをすてる捨てるto throw away garbageもの物をすてる捨てるto discard itemsたいせつ大切なものをすてる捨てるto throw away something importantすてる捨てるゆうき勇気the courage to let goすてられた捨てられたこいぬ子犬abandoned puppyむだ無駄なものをすてる捨てるto discard useless thingsこころ心をすてる捨てるto give up on one's heartすてられた捨てられたゆめ夢abandoned dreamsにもつ荷物をすてる捨てるto throw away luggageしんぱい心配をすてる捨てるto let go of worriesけいけん経験をすてる捨てるto give up on experience
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
174 results
Hey, I may have no money, but I still have my pride.
I had only one aim in throwing everything away to run this restaurant.
3. しんなあシンナーなどのきはつせい揮発性ゆぶん油分がはいっていた入っていたものについてはすうじつかん数日間ほうち放置してかんぜん完全にきはつ揮発させてから、ふねんぶつ不燃物としてすてます捨てます。
For things that have had contents with volatile oil like thinners they should be left for a few days to completely evaporate it before being disposed of as non-flammable waste.
She had no sooner read his letter than she tore it up.
She was still clinging to the hope that her dog would be found alive.
In tears, she tore up his letter and threw it away.
She can't bring herself to throw away photo albums filled with memories of him.
She explained to me that we throw away too much garbage.
You might as well throw your money into the sea as lend it to her.
I'm afraid we can't rule out the possibility that she may have the disease.