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throw

verb/θroʊ/ · THROH

फेंकनाيرميlancermelempar扔;投

to send something through the air using your arm

When you throw a ball, your arm moves fast and the ball flies away from your hand.

  1. Throw the ball to me!गेंद मेरी तरफ़ फेंको!ارمِ الكرة إليّ!Lance-moi la balle !Lempar bolanya ke aku!把球扔给我!

💡 Did you know?

Humans are the only animals with the shoulder anatomy designed to throw objects with high speed and great accuracy over long distances.

Memory trick

Arm swings back and forward, and the ball flies away: throw.

More examples

  1. Please don't throw rubbish on the road.कृपया सड़क पर कूड़ा मत फेंको।من فضلك لا ترمِ القمامة في الشارع.S'il te plaît, ne jette pas de déchets dans la rue.Tolong jangan membuang sampah di jalan.请不要往马路上扔垃圾。

Synonyms & antonyms

tossflinghurlpitchcatch

Word origin

From Old English þrāwan, which meant 'to turn, twist' — not 'to hurl'. Think of twisting your body and arm before you let go of a ball. Over time the twisting meaning faded and 'throw' took over as the word for hurling.

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Everyday English

to send something through the air using your arm

फेंकनाيرميlancermelempar扔;投
throw in Everyday English
Everyday English
Basic English

to send something through the air with your hand

हाथ से किसी चीज़ को हवा में फेंकनाيقذف شيئًا في الهواء بيدهenvoyer quelque chose dans les airs avec la mainmelempar sesuatu ke udara dengan tangan扔,投

Meaning in other languages

फेंकना

जब आप गेंद फेंकते हैं, तो आपका हाथ तेज़ी से चलता है और गेंद आपके हाथ से दूर उड़ जाती है।

💡 हाथ पीछे और आगे घूमता है, और गेंद उड़ जाती है: फेंकना।

يرمي

عندما ترمي كرة، تتحرّك ذراعك بسرعة وتطير الكرة بعيدًا عن يدك.

💡 تتأرجح الذراع إلى الخلف ثم إلى الأمام، فتطير الكرة: رمي.

lancer ; jeter

Quand tu lances une balle, ton bras bouge vite et la balle s'envole loin de ta main.

💡 Le bras va en arrière puis en avant, et la balle s'envole : lancer.

melempar

Saat kamu melempar bola, lenganmu bergerak cepat dan bola terbang menjauh dari tanganmu.

💡 Lengan berayun ke belakang lalu ke depan, dan bola pun terbang: melempar.

扔;投

扔球时,你的手臂快速挥动,球从手中飞出去。

💡 手臂向后再向前一挥,球飞了出去:扔。

Hindi · हिन्दीफेंकना
Arabic · العربيةيرمي
French · Françaislancer ; jeter
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamelempar
Chinese · 中文扔;投

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