throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youthrow down sth
weLet's throw down sth
youthrow down sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)