thrown

CEFRA1

/θɹəʊn/

verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past participle of throw.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Launched by throwing.

Examples

  • A rope was thrown into the water.

  • The driver was thrown from his seat head over heels.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • /θɹoʊn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Confused; perplexed.

More examples

In context

  • I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks.

  • a thrown weapon

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Origin

verb

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.