threw

English

Etymology

From Middle English threw, from Old English þrēaw (first and third person past tense of þrāwan), from West Germanic *þreu, from Northwest Germanic *þrerō, from Proto-Germanic *þeþrō (first and third person past tense of *þrēaną), reduplication of *þrēaną.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: thro͞o, IPA(key): /θɹuː/, /θɹɪʊ̯/
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  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: through, thru

Verb

threw

  1. simple past tense of throw

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