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- [throo]
- /θru/
- /θruː/
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- [throo]
- /θru/
Definitions of threw word
- verb threw a simple past tense of throw. 1
- verb with object threw to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 1
- verb with object threw to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun does. 1
- verb with object threw to project or cast (light, a shadow, etc.). 1
- verb with object threw to project (the voice). 1
- verb with object threw to make it appear that one's voice is coming from a place different from its source, as in ventriloquism. 1
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Origin of threw
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English throwen, thrawen (v.), Old English thrāwan to twist, turn; cognate with Dutch draaien, German drehen to turn, spin, twirl, whirl; akin to Latin terere, Greek teírein to rub away
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Parts of speech for Threw
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threw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
threw usage trend in Literature
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verb threw
- barraged — Simple past tense and past participle of barrage.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- chucked — Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
- darted — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- dizzied — Simple past tense and past participle of dizzy.
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