# threw

Pronunciation: say "THROO" /θɹuː/

## Verb

1. Past tense of throw. — simple past of throw
   - Simple: Past tense of throw. Use it for the past.
   - _The pitcher threw a fast curveball past the batter._
   - _Protesters threw rotten fruit at the carriage as it passed._
2. Past participle of throw. Nonstandard: careful speakers and writers use thrown. *(nonstandard)* — past participle of throw
   - Simple: Past participle of throw. Some people say this, but it is not standard English: use thrown.
   - _She had threw the letter out before reading it properly._
   - _We have threw away too much food this month._

## Origin

"Threw" comes from Middle English threw, from Old English þrēaw, the past tense of þrāwan ("to throw"). This traces back through West Germanic and Proto-Germanic forms, ultimately from a reduplication of the Proto-Germanic verb *þrēaną.

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