diff --git a/Lib/contextlib.py b/Lib/contextlib.py
index bde2feb..0b6bf71 100644
--- a/Lib/contextlib.py
+++ b/Lib/contextlib.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
             files = [stack.enter_context(open(fname)) for fname in filenames]
             # All opened files will automatically be closed at the end of
             # the with statement, even if attempts to open files later
-            # in the list throw an exception
+            # in the list raise an exception
 
     """
     def __init__(self):