werfen

Meaning

1. (class-3,intransitive,strong,transitive) to throw
2. (class-3,strong,transitive) to throw
3. (class-3,strong,transitive) to cast; to project
4. (class-3,intransitive,strong,transitive) to give birth (of some animals)
5. (class-3,reflexive,strong) to throw oneself (on a bed etc.)

Concepts

throw

cast

pitch

toss

fling

throw out

flip

project

bung

warp

spit

fawn

hurl

dismiss

fire

throw away

chuck

spit up

contemplate

design

plan

flung

thrown

face defeat

give up

invest

deliver

give birth

produce

launch

throw stones

pour

pour out

spill

tip

waste

cast out

evacuate

sack

vacate

refuse

reject

discard

abandon

leave

peg

whelp

throws

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛrfən/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Kritiker werfen du Buy Geschichtsrevisionismus vor .

Critics accuse Buy of historical revisionism.