thrown

The word “thrown” means sent through the air by throwing. In plain terms, the past participle of throw — either literally hurled, or figuratively caught off guard.

“Thrown” is pronounced throhn (/θɹoʊn/ in IPA).

Here is “thrown” used in a sentence: “The thrown ball sailed over the fence.”

“Thrown” is an adjective.

“Thrown” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Thrown” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: sent through the air by throwing.

Both come from the verb throw, but they play different grammatical roles. Threw is the simple past tense: "She threw the ball." Thrown is the past participle, used with a helping verb: "The ball had been thrown." As an adjective, thrown describes something already sent through the air.

In ceramics, thrown describes a pot or vessel shaped on a potter's wheel. The clay is centred and pulled upward while spinning, so the piece is said to be thrown even though nothing flies through the air. It is a specialised sense separate from the everyday meaning.

You might describe a thrown rock lying where it landed, a thrown punch that missed, or a thrown javelin arcing across the field. In each case, thrown tells you the object was propelled through the air by someone's throwing action rather than falling or being placed.