English Online Dictionary. What means thrown? What does thrown mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran.
Morphologically throw + -n.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹəʊn/
- (General American) enPR: thrōn, IPA(key): /θɹoʊn/
- Rhymes: -əʊn
- Homophone: throne
Verb
thrown
- past participle of throw
Adjective
thrown (not comparable)
- Launched by throwing.
- a thrown weapon
- Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.
- (slang) Confused; perplexed.
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θrou̯n/
Verb
thrown
- Aspirate mutation of trown.