throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youthrow sth together
weLet's throw sth together
youthrow sth together

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)