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# thrown

«thrown» in Mova's school dictionary: **a form of «throw»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (throw, throws, threw, thrown, throwing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Thrown is a form of «throw». Something thrown has been sent through the air from the hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#m1)

2) Thrown away means put in the bin as rubbish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#m2)

3) Thrown can mean confused or surprised: «the question threw me». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#m3)

4) Thrown from a horse or bike means made to fall off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#m4)

5) Thrown away can also mean wasted, given to someone who does not value it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

balls or other things thrown, counted; things thrown away are taken away; distances thrown are compared; in sport: the ball is thrown in, a javelin is thrown; in science and the environment: thrown-away rubbish should be recycled; phrases: «thrown away», «thrown out», «thrown in» (added free)

### examples

- The ball was thrown 20 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x1)
- 6 of the 15 bananas were thrown away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x2)
- How many balls have been thrown into the basket? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x3)
- She has thrown 3 darts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x4)
- Plastic thrown into the sea can hurt animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x5)
- He was thrown off his bike when it hit a stone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x6)
- A free pen was thrown in with the notebook. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x7)
- The ball must be thrown in from the side line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x8)
- Kindness is thrown away upon the evil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/#x9)

### note

«Thrown away» points to taking away; «thrown in(to)» may add to a basket. Trap: count only the throws that hit if the question asks how many went in. Irregular: throw, threw, (has) thrown. Not «throwed». Homophone: «throne» (a king's seat) sounds the same.

### In the corpora

- [Gulls have many calls; the loud long call with the head thrown back claims a territory.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/223-gulls-chip-thieves-rain-dances-and-salty-water/15/)
- [Been thrown into a canal—swam ashore!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/65-willows-ch11-part1-why-steal-them/17/)
- [Plastic itself is very useful; the big problem is plastic thrown away where it does not belong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/29-plastics-useful-stubborn/18/)
- [Plastic drink-pack rings are cut before they are thrown away.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/207-kindness-to-animals/5/)
- [Three children in Colorado bounced on a trampoline at the same time; the smallest was thrown off sideways and broke her arm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «thrown» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thrown/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.