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Definition of threw from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

threw

 
/θruː/
 
/θruː/
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  1. past tense of throw
    Homophones threw | throughthrew   through
     
    /θruː/
     
    /θruː/
    • threw verb (past tense of throw)
      • He threw a stone at the window.
    • through preposition
      • Just go through this tunnel and then it's on the right.
    • through adverb
      • You can do it—you're three-quarters of the way through already!
    • through adjective
      • It's not a through road so it's quite quiet.
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