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werfen.

to throw

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɛrfən/[ˈvɛʁ-][ˈvɛɐ̯-][ˈʋɛʁ-]
  1. to throw

    class-3 · intransitive · strong · transitive
  2. to throw (an exception)

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    Der Konstruktor mit dem einen Parameter wirft in diesem Falle eine Ausnahme.
  3. to cast; to project

    class-3 · strong · transitive
    einen Schatten werfen
    ein Bild an/auf die Wand werfen
  4. to give birth (of some animals)

    class-3 · intransitive · strong · transitive
    Die Sau wirft ihre Jungen.
  5. to throw oneself (on a bed etc.)

    class-3 · reflexive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wërfen, from Old High German werfan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Cognate with Old Saxon werpan, Dutch werpen, English warp.

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