throw oneself at in English

Audio: En-au-throw oneself at.ogg

[Australia] Forms: throws oneself at [present, singular, third-person], throwing oneself at [participle, present], threw oneself at [past], thrown oneself at [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> oneself at}} throw oneself at (third-person singular simple present throws oneself at, present participle throwing oneself at, simple past threw oneself at, past participle thrown oneself at)

Inflected forms

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"throw oneself at" meaning in English

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Inflected forms