# thrown

Pronunciation: say "THROHN" US /θɹoʊn/, UK /θɹəʊn/

## Verb

1. Past participle of throw. — past participle of throw
   - Simple: Past participle of throw. Use this form after have, has, had, or was.
   - _The javelin was thrown nearly ninety meters down the field._
   - _He had thrown several punches before the referee stepped in._

## Adjective

2. Launched through the air by throwing, rather than fired or dropped.
   - Simple: Sent flying through the air after being tossed by hand.
   - _The thrown dagger struck the wooden post dead center._
   - _Each thrown object was weighed carefully before the competition began._
3. Confused or perplexed, especially by something unexpected. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Suddenly confused or unsure about what to do.
   - _I was thrown by how calm she stayed during the argument._
   - _The interviewer seemed thrown by the candidate's blunt reply._
4. Made into a single thread by twisting fibers or strands together, as with silk or yarn.
   - Simple: Twisted together into one thread, like silk or yarn.
   - _Thrown silk commands a higher price than the raw filament._
   - _The mill produced thrown thread for the local weavers._

## Origin

The past participle of "throw," from Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen (also ġeþrāwen), going back to Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz from *þrēaną. It is a doublet of "thran" and is formed from throw plus the suffix -n.

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