Definition

1. Verb:
   • To throw away, to discard: To get rid of something by throwing it, often because it is no longer wanted or useful.
   • To toss, to fling: To throw something carelessly or with force, without concern for where it lands.
   • To leave something lying around: To put or leave something in a disorderly or untidy place.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ấy vứt hòn đá xuống ao. (He threw the stone into the pond.)
  • Hãy vứt những quả thối đi. (Please throw away the rotten fruits.)
  • Đừng vứt quần áo bừa bãi trên giường. (Don't leave your clothes scattered on the bed.)

Advanced Usage

• "vứt bỏ": to abandon, to cast aside (often used for abstract concepts like feelings or habits).

  • Cô ấy quyết định vứt bỏ mọi lo lắng và tận hưởng kỳ nghỉ. (She decided to cast aside all her worries and enjoy the vacation.)

• "vứt đi": to throw away, to discard (emphasizing the act of disposal).

  • Chiếc tivi hỏng rồi, chúng ta phải vứt đi thôi. (The TV is broken; we have to throw it away.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ném (verb): to throw, to hurl (often with more intention or aim than "vứt").
• Quăng (verb): to chuck, to toss (similar to "vứt" but can imply a lighter, more casual throw).
• Vứt bỏ (verb phrase): to discard, to abandon.

Synonyms

• Bỏ đi: to leave, to abandon.
• Liệng đi: to fling away (regional/colloquial).
• Tống khứ (idiomatic): to get rid of, to dispose of (often used humorously or emphatically).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Vứt xuống: to throw down.

  • Nó tức giận vứt cuốn sách xuống sàn. (He angrily threw the book down on the floor.)

• Vứt ra: to throw out.

  • Họ vứt tất cả đồ cũ ra ngoài đường. (They threw all the old stuff out onto the street.)

Related Idioms

• Vứt đi như vứt một chiếc tất rách: To discard something/someone as if throwing away a torn sock (to treat as worthless).

  • Sau khi giàu có, hắn vứt bạn bè cũ đi như vứt một chiếc tất rách. (After becoming rich, he discarded his old friends as if they were worthless.)

• Tiền vứt đi không thương tiếc: To spend money recklessly/without regret (money thrown away without pity).

  • Anh ta tiêu xài hoang phí, đúng là tiền vứt đi không thương tiếc. (He spends lavishly; it's truly money thrown away without regret.)

verb

1. threw