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preposition
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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.
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past; beyond: to go through a stop sign without stopping.
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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.
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over the surface of, by way of, or within the limits or medium of: to travel through a country; to fly through the air.
5.
EXPANDduring 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.
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to and including: from 1900 through 1950.
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by the means or instrumentality of; by the way or agency of: It was through him they found out. Synonyms: through, with.
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COLLAPSEin 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
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in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to push a needle through; just passing through.
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all the way; along the whole distance: This train goes through to Boston.
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throughout: soaking wet through.
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from the beginning to the end: to read a letter through.
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EXPANDto the end: to carry a matter through.
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COLLAPSEto a favorable or successful conclusion: He barely managed to pull through.
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Through and through
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adjective
Idiom17.
having completed an action, process, etc.; finished: Please be still until I'm through. When will you be through with school?
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at the end of all relations or dealings: My sister insists she's through with selfish friends.
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passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to the other: a through wound coming left to right and out the other side.
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traveling or moving to a destination without changing of trains, planes, etc.: a through flight.
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EXPAND(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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through and through,
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through the whole extent of; thoroughly: cold through and through.
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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
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
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.
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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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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Idioms & Phrases
through and through
In every part or aspect, throughout. For example, I was wet through and through, or He was a success through and through. This idiom originally was used to indicate literally penetration, as by a sword. The figurative usage was first recorded in 1410.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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