throw – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of throw

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to throw up one's hands
Participle: thrown up one's hands
Gerund: throwing up one's hands

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ithrow up one's hands
youthrow up one's hands
he;she;itthrows up one's hands
wethrow up one's hands
youthrow up one's hands
theythrow up one's hands

Perfect

Ihave thrown up one's hands
youhave thrown up one's hands
he;she;ithas thrown up one's hands
wehave thrown up one's hands
youhave thrown up one's hands
theyhave thrown up one's hands

Past

Ithrew up one's hands
youthrew up one's hands
he;she;itthrew up one's hands
wethrew up one's hands
youthrew up one's hands
theythrew up one's hands

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown up one's hands
youhad thrown up one's hands
he;she;ithad thrown up one's hands
wehad thrown up one's hands
youhad thrown up one's hands
theyhad thrown up one's hands

Future

Iwill throw up one's hands
youwill throw up one's hands
he;she;itwill throw up one's hands
wewill throw up one's hands
youwill throw up one's hands
theywill throw up one's hands

Future Perfect

Iwill have thrown up one's hands
youwill have thrown up one's hands
he;she;itwill have thrown up one's hands
wewill have thrown up one's hands
youwill have thrown up one's hands
theywill have thrown up one's hands

Subjunctive

Present

Ithrow up one's hands
youthrow up one's hands
he;she;itthrow up one's hands
wethrow up one's hands
youthrow up one's hands
theythrow up one's hands

Perfect

Ihave thrown up one's hands
youhave thrown up one's hands
he;she;ithave thrown up one's hands
wehave thrown up one's hands
youhave thrown up one's hands
theyhave thrown up one's hands

Imperfect

Ithrew up one's hands
youthrew up one's hands
he;she;itthrew up one's hands
wethrew up one's hands
youthrew up one's hands
theythrew up one's hands

Pluperfect

Ihad thrown up one's hands
youhad thrown up one's hands
he;she;ithad thrown up one's hands
wehad thrown up one's hands
youhad thrown up one's hands
theyhad thrown up one's hands

Conditional

Present

Iwould throw up one's hands
youwould throw up one's hands
he;she;itwould throw up one's hands
wewould throw up one's hands
youwould throw up one's hands
theywould throw up one's hands

Perfect

Iwould have thrown up one's hands
youwould have thrown up one's hands
he;she;itwould have thrown up one's hands
wewould have thrown up one's hands
youwould have thrown up one's hands
theywould have thrown up one's hands

Imperative

youthrow up one's hands
weLet's throw up one's hands
youthrow up one's hands

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam throwing up one's hands
youare throwing up one's hands
he;she;itis throwing up one's hands
weare throwing up one's hands
youare throwing up one's hands
theyare throwing up one's hands

Perfect

Ihave been throwing up one's hands
youhave been throwing up one's hands
he;she;ithas been throwing up one's hands
wehave been throwing up one's hands
youhave been throwing up one's hands
theyhave been throwing up one's hands

Past

Iwas throwing up one's hands
youwere throwing up one's hands
he;she;itwas throwing up one's hands
wewere throwing up one's hands
youwere throwing up one's hands
theywere throwing up one's hands

Pluperfect

Ihad been throwing up one's hands
youhad been throwing up one's hands
he;she;ithad been throwing up one's hands
wehad been throwing up one's hands
youhad been throwing up one's hands
theyhad been throwing up one's hands

Future

Iwill be throwing up one's hands
youwill be throwing up one's hands
he;she;itwill be throwing up one's hands
wewill be throwing up one's hands
youwill be throwing up one's hands
theywill be throwing up one's hands

Future Perfect

Iwill have been throwing up one's hands
youwill have been throwing up one's hands
he;she;itwill have been throwing up one's hands
wewill have been throwing up one's hands
youwill have been throwing up one's hands
theywill have been throwing up one's hands

Conditional

Present

Iwould be throwing up one's hands
youwould be throwing up one's hands
he;she;itwould be throwing up one's hands
wewould be throwing up one's hands
youwould be throwing up one's hands
theywould be throwing up one's hands

Perfect

Iwould have been throwing up one's hands
youwould have been throwing up one's hands
he;she;itwould have been throwing up one's hands
wewould have been throwing up one's hands
youwould have been throwing up one's hands
theywould have been throwing up one's hands

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)