投げ出す

Reading

Kana: なげだす

Romaji: nagedasu

Definitions

v5s

vt

1

to throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs)

2

to abandon; to resign

3

to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life)

4

to start to throw

Kanji

投

Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ

Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Example Sentences

私(わたし)は新聞(しんぶん)を投(な)げ出(だ)した。

➥I threw down the newspaper.

運転手(うんてんしゅ)は運転台(うんてんだい)からもんどり打(う)って投(な)げ出(だ)された。

➥The driver was thrown from his seat head over heels.

船(ふね)が転覆(てんぷく)し大勢(たいせい)の乗客(じょうきゃく)が海(うみ)に投(な)げ出(だ)された。

➥The ship turned upside down and many passengers were thrown into the sea.