throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to throw over sb
Participle: thrown over sb
Gerund: throwing over sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ithrow over sb
youthrow over sb
he;she;itthrows over sb
wethrow over sb
youthrow over sb
theythrow over sb

Perfect

Ihave thrown over sb
youhave thrown over sb
he;she;ithas thrown over sb
wehave thrown over sb
youhave thrown over sb
theyhave thrown over sb

Past

Ithrew over sb
youthrew over sb
he;she;itthrew over sb
wethrew over sb
youthrew over sb
theythrew over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown over sb
youhad thrown over sb
he;she;ithad thrown over sb
wehad thrown over sb
youhad thrown over sb
theyhad thrown over sb

Future

Iwill throw over sb
youwill throw over sb
he;she;itwill throw over sb
wewill throw over sb
youwill throw over sb
theywill throw over sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have thrown over sb
youwill have thrown over sb
he;she;itwill have thrown over sb
wewill have thrown over sb
youwill have thrown over sb
theywill have thrown over sb

Subjunctive

Present

Ithrow over sb
youthrow over sb
he;she;itthrow over sb
wethrow over sb
youthrow over sb
theythrow over sb

Perfect

Ihave thrown over sb
youhave thrown over sb
he;she;ithave thrown over sb
wehave thrown over sb
youhave thrown over sb
theyhave thrown over sb

Imperfect

Ithrew over sb
youthrew over sb
he;she;itthrew over sb
wethrew over sb
youthrew over sb
theythrew over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown over sb
youhad thrown over sb
he;she;ithad thrown over sb
wehad thrown over sb
youhad thrown over sb
theyhad thrown over sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould throw over sb
youwould throw over sb
he;she;itwould throw over sb
wewould throw over sb
youwould throw over sb
theywould throw over sb

Perfect

Iwould have thrown over sb
youwould have thrown over sb
he;she;itwould have thrown over sb
wewould have thrown over sb
youwould have thrown over sb
theywould have thrown over sb

Imperative

youthrow over sb
weLet's throw over sb
youthrow over sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam throwing over sb
youare throwing over sb
he;she;itis throwing over sb
weare throwing over sb
youare throwing over sb
theyare throwing over sb

Perfect

Ihave been throwing over sb
youhave been throwing over sb
he;she;ithas been throwing over sb
wehave been throwing over sb
youhave been throwing over sb
theyhave been throwing over sb

Past

Iwas throwing over sb
youwere throwing over sb
he;she;itwas throwing over sb
wewere throwing over sb
youwere throwing over sb
theywere throwing over sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been throwing over sb
youhad been throwing over sb
he;she;ithad been throwing over sb
wehad been throwing over sb
youhad been throwing over sb
theyhad been throwing over sb

Future

Iwill be throwing over sb
youwill be throwing over sb
he;she;itwill be throwing over sb
wewill be throwing over sb
youwill be throwing over sb
theywill be throwing over sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been throwing over sb
youwill have been throwing over sb
he;she;itwill have been throwing over sb
wewill have been throwing over sb
youwill have been throwing over sb
theywill have been throwing over sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be throwing over sb
youwould be throwing over sb
he;she;itwould be throwing over sb
wewould be throwing over sb
youwould be throwing over sb
theywould be throwing over sb

Perfect

Iwould have been throwing over sb
youwould have been throwing over sb
he;she;itwould have been throwing over sb
wewould have been throwing over sb
youwould have been throwing over sb
theywould have been throwing over sb

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)