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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
/ θruː /
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
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Origin of through1
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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)
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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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