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/θrəʊ/

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Translation

To make something fly through the air by moving your arm and letting it go.

Word origin

From Old English thrawan, meaning to twist or turn.

Origin
Old English
Root
thrawan

Grammar

Verb typeirregular (throw, throws, threw, thrown)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Examples

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"Throw" means to make something fly through the air with your arm.

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"Throws" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Threw" is the past form of "throw".

To throw is to make something fly through the air by moving your arm and letting it go. The past form is "threw".

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This word is part of lesson 9.