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Spanish word
echar
Pronunciation
IPA/eˈtʃaɾ/
Meaning
- verbthrow out
Example
Ella echa la basura al contenedor.
She throws the garbage into the bin.
More examples
No lo eches a la basura, todavía sirve.
Don't throw it in the trash, it still works.
Core concept
A push or toss that moves an object out of its place.
Common phrases
echar algo a la basura
throw something in the trash
echar la basura al contenedor
throw the trash into the container
Similar words
tirar: Send an item forward with a quick arm or hand motion as a throw.
botar: Take unwanted things out to be discarded, typically outdoors or away.
desechar: Discard items judged unnecessary or defective after deciding not to keep them.
arrojar: Forcefully throw or fling something so it lands far from the thrower.
Definition in Spanish
Depositar o mover algo mediante un empujón o lanzamiento; según la construcción también puede significar tirar, verter, introducir o expulsar.
Word origin
From Latin iacāre 'to throw', echar develops in Spanish into a general verb for moving or depositing something by a push or throw and, by construction, also for pouring, inserting, or expelling.
Usage tips
- Echar makes many fixed phrases whose meanings differ from 'throw'; common ones to note are echar de menos = miss, echarse a + infinitive = begin to, and echar sal = add salt.
Other meanings
- put inverb
- expelverb
- pourverb
Opposites
- recogerpick upverb
Related words
- echadodiscardedadjective