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through

[throo]

Origin

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.

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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. Synonyms: through, with.

by reason of or in consequence of: to run away through fear.

10.

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.

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adverb

11.

in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to push a needle through; just passing through.

12.

all the way; along the whole distance: This train goes through to Boston.

13.

throughout: soaking wet through.

14.

from the beginning to the end: to read a letter through.

15.

to the end: to carry a matter through.

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16.

to a favorable or successful conclusion: He barely managed to pull through.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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adjective

17.

having completed an action, process, etc.; finished: Please be still until I'm through. When will you be through with school?

18.

at the end of all relations or dealings: My sister insists she's through with selfish friends.

19.

passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to the other: a through wound coming left to right and out the other side.

20.

traveling or moving to a destination without changing of trains, planes, etc.: a through flight.

21.

(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.

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22.

(of a bridge truss) having a deck or decks within the depth of the structure. Compare deck (def. 16).

23.

of no further use or value; washed-up: Critics say he's through as a writer.

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Idiom

24.

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.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.), metathetic variant of thourgh, Old English thurh, cognate with German durch; akin to Old English therh, Gothic thairh through, Old High German derh perforated, Old English thyrel full of holes (adj.), hole (noun). See thirl

Can be confused: threw, through.

Synonyms
By, through, with indicate agency or means of getting something done or accomplished. By is regularly used to denote the agent (person or force) in passive constructions: It is done by many; destroyed by fire. It also indicates means: Send it by airmail. With denotes the instrument (usually consciously) employed by an agent: He cut it with the scissors. Through designates particularly immediate agency or instrumentality or reason or motive: through outside aid; to yield through fear; wounded through carelessness.

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World English Dictionary

through (θruː)

—*prep*
1.	going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side of: a path through the wood
2.	occupying or visiting several points scattered around in (an area)
3.	as a result of; by means of: the thieves were captured through his vigilance
4.	chiefly (US) up to and including: Monday through Friday
5.	during: through the night
6.	at the end of; having (esp successfully) completed
7.	through with having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)

—*adj*
8.	(postpositive) having successfully completed some specified activity
9.	(on a telephone line) connected
10.	(postpositive) no longer able to function successfully in some specified capacity: as a journalist, you're through
11.	(prenominal) (of a route, journey, etc) continuous or unbroken: a through train

—*adv*
12.	through some specified thing, place, or period of time
13.	thoroughly; completely

[Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

through

c.1300, metathesis of O.E. þurh, from W.Gmc. *thurkh (cf. O.S. thuru, O.Fris. thruch, M.Du. dore, Du. door, O.H.G. thuruh, Ger. durch, Goth. þairh "through"), from PIE base *tr- "through" (cf. Skt. tirah, Avestan taro "through, beyond," L. trans "beyond," O.Ir. tre, Welsh tra "through").

EXPAND

Not clearly differentiated from thorough until early Mod.Eng. Spelling thro was common 15c.-18c. Reformed spelling thru (1917) is mainly Amer.Eng.

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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

through

In addition to the idioms beginning with through, see 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).