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 →

2) Thrown away means put in the bin as rubbish. tree →

3) Thrown can mean confused or surprised: «the question threw me». tree →

4) Thrown from a horse or bike means made to fall off. tree →

5) Thrown away can also mean wasted, given to someone who does not value it. tree →

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 →
• 6 of the 15 bananas were thrown away. tree →
• How many balls have been thrown into the basket? tree →
• She has thrown 3 darts. tree →
• Plastic thrown into the sea can hurt animals. tree →
• He was thrown off his bike when it hit a stone. tree →
• A free pen was thrown in with the notebook. tree →
• The ball must be thrown in from the side line. tree →
• Kindness is thrown away upon the evil. tree →

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.
• Been thrown into a canal—swam ashore!
• Plastic itself is very useful; the big problem is plastic thrown away where it does not belong.
• Plastic drink-pack rings are cut before they are thrown away.
• Three children in Colorado bounced on a trampoline at the same time; the smallest was thrown off sideways and broke her arm.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «thrown» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.