verb · neutral
throw
UK/θrəʊ/US/θroʊ/THROW
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to propel something with the hand through the air
Examples
“He threw the ball to the catcher.”
“Don't throw your rubbish on the beach.”
“She has thrown away all the old receipts.”
Band 8 sentence
“The lab technician accidentally threw away a sample that later turned out to be crucial to the research.”
Collocations
- throw a ball
- throw away
- throw a party
- throw doubt on/over
Word family
throw verb (base)throws verb (3rd sing.)threw verb (past simple)thrown verb (past participle)throwing verb (gerund/participle)thrower noun
Common mistakes
throwed / trowed→threw (past) / thrown (past participle)
have threw→have thrown
put (when meaning 'throw away')→throw away / discard
Say it for a higher band
5put→6drop→7+throw
Synonyms
toss
cast
Easily confused
toss
“He tossed the coin and called heads.”
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