"threw" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /θɹuː/, /θɹɪʊ̯/ Audio: en-us-threw.ogg
enPR: thro͞o Rhymes: -uː 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. Etymology templates: {{inherited|en|enm|threw}} Middle English threw, {{inherited|en|ang|þrēaw}} Old English þrēaw, {{inherited|en|gem-pro|*þeþrō}} Proto-Germanic *þeþrō Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} threw
  1. simple past of throw Tags: form-of, past Form of: throw
    Sense id: en-threw-en-verb-jnMAXnY1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of throw Tags: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: throw
    Sense id: en-threw-en-verb-3o6CDroR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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