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投げ出す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	投なげ出だす	投なげ出ださない
Polite	投なげ出だします	投なげ出だしません
Past polite	投なげ出だしました	投なげ出だしませんでした
Past	投なげ出だした	投なげ出ださなかった
Te-form	投なげ出だして	投なげ出ださないで
Desire	投なげ出だしたい	投なげ出だしたくない
Potential	投なげ出だせる	投なげ出だせない
Passive	投なげ出だされる	投なげ出だされない
Causative	投なげ出ださせる	投なげ出ださせない
Causative passive	投なげ出ださせられる	投なげ出ださせられない
Volitional	投なげ出だそう
Polite volitional	投なげ出だしましょう
Imperative	投なげ出だせ	投なげ出だすな
Conditional	投なげ出だせば	投なげ出ださなければ
Tara conditional	投なげ出だしたら	投なげ出ださなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

throw down; throw out; stretch out (legs)

Physical action of throwing something down or out, or stretching one's legs out in a relaxed manner.

彼かれは荷に物もつを床ゆかに投なげ出だした。
He threw his luggage down on the floor.
ソファに座すわって足あしを投なげ出だす。
I sit on the sofa and stretch out my legs.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

abandon; give up; quit

Figurative use: to abandon a task, responsibility, or effort midway; often implies leaving something unfinished.

彼かれは仕し事ごとを投なげ出だして旅りょ行こうに行いった。
He abandoned his work and went on a trip.
途と中ちゅうで投なげ出ださずに最さい後ごまで頑がん張ばろう。
Let's stick with it to the end without giving up halfway.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

give freely; sacrifice; risk

To give something valuable without hesitation, often used with 命 (life) or 財産 (fortune) in a self-sacrificing context.

彼かれは友ゆう人じんのために命いのちを投なげ出だした。
He sacrificed his life for his friend.
全ぜん財ざい産さんを投なげ出だして会かい社しゃを救すくった。
He gave up his entire fortune to save the company.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

start to throw

Rare and somewhat literary; indicates the beginning of a throwing action, often in narrative contexts.

彼かれは石いしを投なげ出だしたが、すぐにやめた。
He started to throw a stone but stopped right away.

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Usage patterns

足あしを投なげ出だすto stretch one's legs out (in a relaxed posture)
彼かれはソファで足あしを投なげ出だしてくつろいでいた。
He was relaxing on the sofa with his legs stretched out.
仕し事ごとを投なげ出だすto abandon one's job or task
彼かれは途と中ちゅうで仕し事ごとを投なげ出だしてしまった。
He gave up on his work halfway through.
途と中ちゅうで投なげ出だすto give up on something midway
彼かの女じょはマラソンを途と中ちゅうで投なげ出だした。
She gave up on the marathon halfway through.
命いのちを投なげ出だすto risk or sacrifice one's life
彼かれは仲なか間まを救すくうために命いのちを投なげ出だした。
He risked his life to save his comrades.
財ざい産さんを投なげ出だすto give up one's fortune or wealth (for a cause)
彼かれは全ぜん財ざい産さんを投なげ出だして会かい社しゃを救すくった。
He gave up his entire fortune to save the company.

Kanji

投throw, discard, abandon
出exit, leave, go out

Related words

放ほうり出だすN1sense 2
放り出す is similar to 投げ出す but sounds more forceful or careless, like flinging something away or quitting abruptly.
諦あきらめるN4sense 2
諦める describes giving up mentally or accepting defeat, while 投げ出す stresses actively abandoning a task you were doing.
断だん念ねんN1sense 2
断念する is a formal word for giving up a plan or goal, whereas 投げ出す is more everyday and implies leaving something midway.
捧ささげるN1sense 3
捧げる means to devote or offer something (like one's life) with reverence, while 投げ出す emphasizes a bold, unhesitating sacrifice.

Opposites

頑がん張ばるN5sense 2
頑張る means to keep trying and persevere, the opposite of 投げ出す in the sense of giving up on something.

Don't confuse with

投なげ捨すてる sense 1
投げ捨てる means to physically throw something away (like litter), while 投げ出す more often means to abandon a task or effort.
投なげ込こむ
投げ込む means to throw something into a place, whereas 投げ出す means to throw something out or, figuratively, to give up on something.

Built from

投なげる+出だす

Written forms

投なげ出だすUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
なげだすUsage4%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the figurative senses.

Etymology

Compound of 投げ (nageru, 'to throw') + 出す (dasu, 'to put out'). The figurative senses developed from the image of throwing something away or putting it out of one's hands.