throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to throw sth in
Participle: thrown sth in
Gerund: throwing sth in

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ithrow sth in
youthrow sth in
he;she;itthrows sth in
wethrow sth in
youthrow sth in
theythrow sth in

Perfect

Ihave thrown sth in
youhave thrown sth in
he;she;ithas thrown sth in
wehave thrown sth in
youhave thrown sth in
theyhave thrown sth in

Past

Ithrew sth in
youthrew sth in
he;she;itthrew sth in
wethrew sth in
youthrew sth in
theythrew sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown sth in
youhad thrown sth in
he;she;ithad thrown sth in
wehad thrown sth in
youhad thrown sth in
theyhad thrown sth in

Future

Iwill throw sth in
youwill throw sth in
he;she;itwill throw sth in
wewill throw sth in
youwill throw sth in
theywill throw sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have thrown sth in
youwill have thrown sth in
he;she;itwill have thrown sth in
wewill have thrown sth in
youwill have thrown sth in
theywill have thrown sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Ithrow sth in
youthrow sth in
he;she;itthrow sth in
wethrow sth in
youthrow sth in
theythrow sth in

Perfect

Ihave thrown sth in
youhave thrown sth in
he;she;ithave thrown sth in
wehave thrown sth in
youhave thrown sth in
theyhave thrown sth in

Imperfect

Ithrew sth in
youthrew sth in
he;she;itthrew sth in
wethrew sth in
youthrew sth in
theythrew sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown sth in
youhad thrown sth in
he;she;ithad thrown sth in
wehad thrown sth in
youhad thrown sth in
theyhad thrown sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould throw sth in
youwould throw sth in
he;she;itwould throw sth in
wewould throw sth in
youwould throw sth in
theywould throw sth in

Perfect

Iwould have thrown sth in
youwould have thrown sth in
he;she;itwould have thrown sth in
wewould have thrown sth in
youwould have thrown sth in
theywould have thrown sth in

Imperative

youthrow sth in
weLet's throw sth in
youthrow sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam throwing sth in
youare throwing sth in
he;she;itis throwing sth in
weare throwing sth in
youare throwing sth in
theyare throwing sth in

Perfect

Ihave been throwing sth in
youhave been throwing sth in
he;she;ithas been throwing sth in
wehave been throwing sth in
youhave been throwing sth in
theyhave been throwing sth in

Past

Iwas throwing sth in
youwere throwing sth in
he;she;itwas throwing sth in
wewere throwing sth in
youwere throwing sth in
theywere throwing sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been throwing sth in
youhad been throwing sth in
he;she;ithad been throwing sth in
wehad been throwing sth in
youhad been throwing sth in
theyhad been throwing sth in

Future

Iwill be throwing sth in
youwill be throwing sth in
he;she;itwill be throwing sth in
wewill be throwing sth in
youwill be throwing sth in
theywill be throwing sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been throwing sth in
youwill have been throwing sth in
he;she;itwill have been throwing sth in
wewill have been throwing sth in
youwill have been throwing sth in
theywill have been throwing sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be throwing sth in
youwould be throwing sth in
he;she;itwould be throwing sth in
wewould be throwing sth in
youwould be throwing sth in
theywould be throwing sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been throwing sth in
youwould have been throwing sth in
he;she;itwould have been throwing sth in
wewould have been throwing sth in
youwould have been throwing sth in
theywould have been throwing sth in

Other

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

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)