Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrown

/θɹoʊn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: thrown
IPA: /θɹoʊn/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of throw

adj

Launched by throwing.

adj

Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn.

adj

Confused; perplexed.

Slang

Example Sentences

"a thrown weapon"
"I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks."

Etymology

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwen, ġeþrāwen, from Proto-Germanic *þrēanaz, from Proto-Germanic *þrēaną. Doublet of thran. Morphologically throw + -n.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: throwen, þrāwen, *þrēanaz, *þrēaną
Suffix: throw

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θɹoʊn/
British English: /θɹəʊn/

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

downthrown forethrown thrownness unthrown windthrown

Synonyms

thrown and twisted

Homonyms

throne

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

How do you pronounce thrown?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɹoʊn/.
What does thrown mean?: past participle of throw
Where does thrown come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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