Thrown Meaning
/θɹəʊn/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpast participle of throw
adjLaunched by throwing.
Sentence Examples
The driver was thrown from his seat head over heels.
A rope was thrown into the water.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy ball had been ____ across the field by the strong child.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was ____ into the water when the small boat suddenly tipped over during the heavy storm last night today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy ball had been ____ across the field by the strong child.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was ____ into the water when the small boat suddenly tipped over during the heavy storm last night today.