Phrasal verbs with throw

What does ‘throw’ mean?

The word ‘throw‘ can mean many different things. As a verb, the meaning is to launch an object through the air or quickly send into a particular state.

For example:

• Boris threw the ball to Carl. (launch)
• The government was thrown into a state of panic. (particular state)

 

Throw is an irregular verb. The past tense is threw (which is a homophone and is pronounced EXACTLY the same as ‘through’) and the past participle is thrown.

phrasal verbs with throw list

Phrasal verbs with ‘throw’ include:

• throw at
  meaning – throw towards a person/target
  example – I packed up all his belongings and threw them at him when he got home.
• throw away
  meaning – discard something
  example – I’ve thrown away everything that reminds me of my ex.
• throw in
  meaning – add something
  example – I bought a car, and the dealer threw in a free MOT.
• throw off
  meaning – quickly remove an item of clothing/ launch an object from another object
  example – I can’t wait to throw off my dress and put my pyjamas on.
• throw on
  meaning – quickly add an item of clothing/accessory
  example – I threw some make-up on and left as quickly as I could.
• throw out
  meaning – discard or be expelled
  example – I’m going shopping! First, I need to throw out some of my old clothes.
• throw together
  meaning – make something quickly
  example – I forgot I have an assignment due tomorrow. I’ll have to throw one together this evening.
• throw up
  meaning – vomit
  example – The baby threw up all over my new blouse.

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Let’s learn the meaning of the phrasal verbs that contain the verb ‘throw’ in more detail and see some examples in use.

You can download a table of phrasal verbs with throw below.

Did you know that many idiomatic expressions (idioms) in English also contain a lot of verbs? Just like phrasal verbs, idioms are a major part of the English language (slang in particular). They are used constantly amongst native English speakers and are handy to know and understand.

Now you’ve learnt all the phrasal verbs with throw, how about learning the idioms with throw too?

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