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# discarded

verb form (past of discard: discard, discards, discarded, discarding); adjective (discarded)

«discarded» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Discarded is the past form of «discard», which means to throw away or get rid of something you no longer want. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#m1)
2. (adjective) A discarded thing has been thrown away or left behind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#m2)
3. In card games, to discard a card is to put it down because you do not want it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and safety lessons it appears with litter: discarded bottles, cans and needles that can harm wildlife or people. In maths problems discarded items are taken away from the total. In card games it is a normal rule word. Phrases: discarded litter, discarded packaging, the discard pile.

### Examples

- The beach was covered in discarded plastic bottles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x1)
- He discarded his old trainers and bought new ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x2)
- A discarded fishing line tangled around the bird's leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x3)
- Never touch a discarded needle; tell an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x4)
- I discarded two cards and picked up two new ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x5)
- Of 50 apples, 8 were discarded because they were rotten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x6)
- We made art from discarded boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: discard → discarded. Say dis-CARD-ed. In maths: «8 discarded out of 50» leaves 50 − 8 = 42. Safety: discarded glass, needles and batteries can be dangerous — do not pick them up.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «discarded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/discarded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«discarded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discarded.html) on Mova free.