threw

English

Etymology

From Middle English threw, from Old English þrēaw (first and third person past tense of þrāwan), from West Germanic *þreu, from Northwest Germanic *þrerō, from Proto-Germanic *þeþrō (first and third person past tense of *þrēaną), reduplication of *þrēaną.

Pronunciation

• enPR: thro͞o, IPA^(key): /θɹuː/, /θɹɪʊ̯/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: through, thru

Verb

threw

1. simple past of throw

Anagrams

• Werth