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threw

verb
THROO/θɹuː/

2 meanings of threw

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense of throw. Use it for the past.

    She threw the ball across the yard.

    He threw his coat on the chair when he got home.

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  2. 2
    verbnonstandard
    Past participle of throw. Some people say this, but it is not standard English: use thrown.

    He has threw that ball around the yard all week.

    They had threw all the trash away before we arrived.

    Note

threw is a form of throw

throw, verb: To send something through the air with your hand or a device, such as passing a ball in a game. Full entry

Forms
throwthrows he/she/itthrowing -ing formthrew past tensethrown past participle
Spelling
throw → threw: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

This is the old past tense of "throw." It comes from Old English þrēaw.