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through
[ throo ]
preposition
- in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other:
to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.
- past; beyond:
to go through a stop sign without stopping.
- from one to the other of; between or among the individual members or parts of:
to swing through the trees; This book has passed through many hands.
- over the surface of, by way of, or within the limits or medium of:
to travel through a country; to fly through the air.
- during the whole period of; throughout:
They worked through the night.
- having reached the end of; done with:
to be through one's work.
- to and including:
from 1900 through 1950.
- by the means or instrumentality of; by the way or agency of:
It was through him they found out.
- by reason of or in consequence of:
to run away through fear.
- in at the first step of a process, treatment, or method of handling, passing through subsequent steps or stages in order, and finished, accepted, or out of the last step or stage:
The body of a car passes through 147 stages on the production line. The new tax bill finally got through Congress.
adverb
- in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other:
to push a needle through; just passing through.
- all the way; along the whole distance:
This train goes through to Boston.
- throughout:
soaking wet through.
- from the beginning to the end:
to read a letter through.
- to the end:
to carry a matter through.
- to a favorable or successful conclusion:
He barely managed to pull through.
adjective
- having completed an action, process, etc.; finished:
Please be still until I'm through. When will you be through with school?
- at the end of all relations or dealings:
My sister insists she's through with selfish friends.
- passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to the other:
a through wound coming left to right and out the other side.
- traveling or moving to a destination without changing of trains, planes, etc.:
a through flight.
- (of a road, route, way, course, etc., or of a ticket, routing order, etc.) admitting continuous or direct passage; having no interruption, obstruction, or hindrance:
a through highway; through ticket.
- (of a bridge truss) having a deck or decks within the depth of the structure. Compare deck ( def 19 ).
- of no further use or value; washed-up:
Critics say he's through as a writer.
through
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preposition
- going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side of
a path through the wood
- occupying or visiting several points scattered around in (an area)
- as a result of; by means of
the thieves were captured through his vigilance
- up to and including
Monday through Friday
- during
through the night
- at the end of; having (esp successfully) completed
- through withhaving finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
adjective
- postpositive having successfully completed some specified activity
- (on a telephone line) connected
- postpositive no longer able to function successfully in some specified capacity
as a journalist, you're through
- prenominal (of a route, journey, etc) continuous or unbroken
a through train
adverb
- through some specified thing, place, or period of time
- thoroughly; completely
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of through1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of through1
Idioms and Phrases
- through and through,
- through the whole extent of; thoroughly:
cold through and through.
- from beginning to end; in all respects:
an aristocrat through and through.
More idioms and phrases containing through
- break through
- carry through
- come through
- come up (through)
- cross (pass through) one's mind
- fall between (through) the cracks
- fall through
- follow through
- get through
- get through one's head
- go through
- go through channels
- go through the motions
- go through the roof
- jump through hoops
- leaf through
- let daylight through
- let slip (through the fingers)
- lie through one's teeth
- live through
- muddle through
- pay through the nose
- pull through
- put through
- put someone through his or her paces
- rise through the ranks
- run through
- sail through
- see through
- see through rose-colored glasses
- sink through the floor
- sit out (through)
- sleep through
- squeak by (through)
- squeeze through
- talk through one's hat
- think through
- win through
- work one's way into (through)
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The love for Kilmer has shone through in the tributes from his fellow actors.
The next baby on the list, registered at the same NHS hospital, had the exact same surname as the man who had contacted her through the genealogy website.
It is not calling for a children's social media ban, as planned in Australia, but is demanding that technology companies take more responsibility for the content channelled to young people through social media algorithms.
Most movies about school shootings, including “Elephant,†“Mass†and “The Fallout,†tackle the shock, sorrow and horror that ripple through communities.
He said he couldn’t walk from sixth grade until partway through eighth as he had surgery after surgery.
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How Do You Spell Through?
Spelling tips for through
The word through is hard to spell for two reasons. First, the word through sounds the same as the past tense verb threw, which has a more obvious spelling than through. Second, the letters -ough can be pronounced many different ways (nine, to be exact!).Â
How to spell through: When you are pushing open a heavy door to go through it, you grunt “oh! ugh!†(-ough). Keeping this in mind can also help you avoid using the verb threw (the past tense of throw) by mistake.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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