smieten

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German smiten, from Old Saxon smītan. Cognate with English smite, Dutch smijten, German schmeißen.

Verb

smieten (past singular smeet, past participle smeten, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive, intransitive or reflexive) To throw.
2. (transitive, computing, exception handling) To throw

   De Konstruktor mit dehierste een Parameter smitt in dedorste Fall en Exkepschoon.

   The constructor with this one parameter throws in this case an exception.

3. (transitive) To cast

   en Schadden smieten ― to cast a shadow

4. to chuck
5. to toss

Conjugation

Conjugation of smieten (strong verb)

infinitive	smieten
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	smiet	smeet
2nd person singular	smittst	smeetst
3rd person singular	smitt	smeet
plural	smiet	smeten
imperative	present	—
singular	smiet
plural	smiet
participle	present	past
	smieten	smeten
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.