throw – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to throw
Participle: thrown
Gerund: throwing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	throw
you	throw
he;she;it	throws
we	throw
you	throw
they	throw

Perfect

I	have thrown
you	have thrown
he;she;it	has thrown
we	have thrown
you	have thrown
they	have thrown

Past

I	threw
you	threw
he;she;it	threw
we	threw
you	threw
they	threw

Pluperfect

I	had thrown
you	had thrown
he;she;it	had thrown
we	had thrown
you	had thrown
they	had thrown

Future

I	will throw
you	will throw
he;she;it	will throw
we	will throw
you	will throw
they	will throw

Future Perfect

I	will have thrown
you	will have thrown
he;she;it	will have thrown
we	will have thrown
you	will have thrown
they	will have thrown

Subjunctive

Present

I	throw
you	throw
he;she;it	throw
we	throw
you	throw
they	throw

Perfect

I	have thrown
you	have thrown
he;she;it	have thrown
we	have thrown
you	have thrown
they	have thrown

Imperfect

I	threw
you	threw
he;she;it	threw
we	threw
you	threw
they	threw

Pluperfect

I	had thrown
you	had thrown
he;she;it	had thrown
we	had thrown
you	had thrown
they	had thrown

Conditional

Present

I	would throw
you	would throw
he;she;it	would throw
we	would throw
you	would throw
they	would throw

Perfect

I	would have thrown
you	would have thrown
he;she;it	would have thrown
we	would have thrown
you	would have thrown
they	would have thrown

Imperative

you	throw
we	Let's throw
you	throw

Indicative

Present

I	am throwing
you	are throwing
he;she;it	is throwing
we	are throwing
you	are throwing
they	are throwing

Perfect

I	have been throwing
you	have been throwing
he;she;it	has been throwing
we	have been throwing
you	have been throwing
they	have been throwing

Past

I	was throwing
you	were throwing
he;she;it	was throwing
we	were throwing
you	were throwing
they	were throwing

Pluperfect

I	had been throwing
you	had been throwing
he;she;it	had been throwing
we	had been throwing
you	had been throwing
they	had been throwing

Future

I	will be throwing
you	will be throwing
he;she;it	will be throwing
we	will be throwing
you	will be throwing
they	will be throwing

Future Perfect

I	will have been throwing
you	will have been throwing
he;she;it	will have been throwing
we	will have been throwing
you	will have been throwing
they	will have been throwing

Conditional

Present

I	would be throwing
you	would be throwing
he;she;it	would be throwing
we	would be throwing
you	would be throwing
they	would be throwing

Perfect

I	would have been throwing
you	would have been throwing
he;she;it	would have been throwing
we	would have been throwing
you	would have been throwing
they	would have been throwing

Verbs conjugated like 'throw'

blow, crow, grow, know, outgrow, overblow, overgrow, overthrow, throw,

Verbs similar to 'throw'

shrow, throb, throe, trow, arrow, brow, chow, crow, grow, row,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to cause an object to move rapidly through the air: cast, chuck, feck, fling, hurl, launch, lob, pitch, shy, skew, sling, toss
hurl: cast, fling, toss, pitch, heave, launch, propel, fire

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. "to project, propel," c.1300, from O.E. þrawan "to twist, turn writhe" (pt. þreow, pp. þrawen), from P.Gmc. *thræ- (cf. O.S. thraian, M.Du. dræyen, Du. draaien, O.H.G. draen, Ger. drehen "to turn, twist;" not found in Scand. or Gothic), from PIE *tere- "to rub, turn, rub by turning, bore" (cf. Skt. turah "wounded, hurt," Gk. teirein "to rub, rub away," L. terere "to rub, thresh, grind, wear away," O.C.S. tiro "to rub," Lith. trinu "to rub," O.Ir. tarathar "borer," Welsh taraw "to strike"). Not the usual O.E. word for "to throw" (weorpan, related to warp was common in this sense). The sense evolution may be via the notion of whirling a missile before throwing it. The sense of "put by force" (e.g. throw in jail) is first recorded 1560; that of "to confuse, flabbergast" is from 1844; that of "lose deliberately" is from 1868. To throw the book at (someone) is 1932, from notion of judge sentencing a criminal from a law book full of possible punishments. To throw (one's) hat in the ring "issue a challenge," esp. to announce one's candidacy, first recorded 1917. To throw up "vomit" is first recorded 1732.
2. From Middle English throwen, thrawen, from Old English þrāwan (“to turn, twist”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by twisting, twist, turn”).
3. Cognate with Scots thraw (“to twist, turn, throw”), West Frisian triuwe (“to push”), Dutch draaien (“to turn”), Low German draien, dreien (“to turn (in a lathe)”), German drehen (“to turn”).
4. Displaced warp as the word for hurling and was displaced by warp as the word for twisting.
5. The use in computing comes from the fact, that in programming languages a statement reporting an error interrupts normal processing and sends an error object up the function calling stack until a handling statement intercepts it. Thus an “object” is “thrown” and “flies” until it is “catched”. See: Middle English 'throwen', Proto-Germanic '*þrēaną', Scots 'thraw', Dutch 'draaien', Low Saxon 'draien', German, old spelling 'drehen'.

Verbs referencing "throw"

English turn, German, old spelling drehen, Danish dreje, Luxembourgish dréien, Tok Pisin tromai, Cimbrian dréenan.

Sample Sentences

“ Well, haven't you a boy or gal that you could throw in with Tom ? ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] hour for going aboard, drew near, this volubility dwindled away by little and little, despite the most persevering efforts to the contrary, until at last, the matter being now quite desperate, we threw off all disguise; openly speculated upon where we should be this time to-morrow, this time next day, and so forth; and entrusted a vast number of messages to those who intended returning to town [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] constantly. Before one can so much as wonder, she takes a high leap into the air. Before she has well done that, she takes a deep dive into the water. Before she has gained the surface, she throws a summerset. The instant she is on her legs, she rushes backward. And so she goes on staggering, heaving, wrestling, leaping, diving, jumping, pitching, throbbing, rolling, and rocking: and going [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ O, missis, _do_ you suppose mas’r would sell my Harry ? ” And the poor creature threw herself into a chair, and sobbed convulsively. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] descending to the very stokers and furnacemen, who emerged from below, one by one, and clustered together in a smoky group about the hatchway of the engine-room, comparing notes in whispers. After throwing up a few rockets and firing signal guns in the hope of being hailed from the land, or at least of seeing a light—but without any other sight or sound presenting itself—it was determined to send a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Here, you Mose, Pete, ” he said, breaking off liberal bits, and throwing it at them; “ you want some, don't you ? Come, Aunt Chloe, bake them some cakes. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
George, who was a bright boy, and well trained in religious things by his mother, finding himself an object of general admiration, threw in expositions of his own, from time to time, with a commendable seriousness and gravity, for which he was admired by the young and blessed by the old; and it was agreed, on all hands, that “ a [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf. Sam, with frantic ejaculations, made a dive at the reins, but only succeeded in brushing the blazing palm-leaf afore-named into the [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] peaked snouts, that if one of them could be persuaded to sit for his profile, nobody would recognise it for a pig 's likeness. They are never attended upon, or fed, or driven, or caught, but are thrown upon their own resources in early life, and become preternaturally knowing in consequence. Every pig knows where he lives, much better than anybody could tell him. At this hour, just as evening is [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] argument. There was only one thing that was capable of arousing her, and that provocation came in on the side of her unusually gentle and sympathetic nature; — anything in the shape of cruelty would throw her into a passion, which was the more alarming and inexplicable in proportion to the general softness of her nature. Generally the most indulgent and easy to be entreated of all mothers, still her [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
- Hey ! I have only one lemon. - Hey, come on ! When you throw it, if we know there are no ghosts, we can shoot in peace. (Geethanjali Malli Vachindi)
No. -[all laughing ] -[♪ party music playing ] [ Queen of Hearts ] I love throwing parties. (Descendants: Wicked Wonderland)
-Now you throw the real coat on. -You 're not gonna drink both. (72 Hours)

throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'throw'

Verbs similar to 'throw'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "throw"

Sample Sentences