werfen.
to throw
Meaning & usage
to throw
to throw (an exception)
Der Konstruktor mit dem einen Parameter wirft in diesem Falle eine Ausnahme.
to cast; to project
einen Schatten werfen
ein Bild an/auf die Wand werfen
to give birth (of some animals)
Die Sau wirft ihre Jungen.
to throw oneself (on a bed etc.)
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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