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   through

   /θruː/

   preposition

   • 1. moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location): "she walked through the doorway into the living room" Similar into and out ofto the other/far side offrom one side of … to the otherfrom end to end ofbetweenpastbydownalongacrossby way ofviathroughoutaround inall over
   • ▪ so as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object): "the truck smashed through a brick wall"
   • ▪ moving around or from one side to the other within (a crowd or group): "they threaded their way through the guests"
   • ▪ so as to be perceived from the other side of (an intervening obstacle): "the sun was streaming in through the window"
   • ▪ expressing the position or location of something beyond or at the far end of (an opening or an obstacle): "the approach to the church is through a gate"
   • ▪ expressing the extent of turning from one orientation to another: "each joint can move through an angle within fixed limits"
   • 2. continuing in time towards completion of (a process or period): "the goal came midway through the second half"
   • ▪ so as to complete (a particular stage or trial) successfully: "she had come through her sternest test"
   • ▪ from beginning to end of (an experience or activity, typically a tedious or stressful one): "we sat through some very boring speeches" Similar throughoutall throughfor the duration ofuntil/to the end ofduring
   • 3. so as to inspect all or part of (a collection, inventory, or publication): "I flipped through the pages"
   • 4. by means of (a process or intermediate stage): "dioxins get into mothers' milk through contaminated food" Similar by means ofby way ofby dint ofthrough the agency ofviausingwith the help ofwith the aid ofwith the assistance ofthanks tounder the aegis ofby virtue ofas a result ofas a consequence ofon account ofowing tobecause ofoff the back of
   • ▪ by means of (an intermediary or agent): "we are continuing to seek justice through the courts"
   • 5. up to and including (a particular point in an ordered sequence): North American "they will be in London from March 24 through May 7" Similar up to and including(from …) to … inclusive

   adverb

   • 1. expressing movement into one side and out of the other side of an opening, channel, or location: "as soon as we opened the gate they came streaming through" Similar from one side to the otherfrom one end to anotherfrom end to endfrom side to sidefrom top to bottomin and out the other end/side
   • ▪ so as to make an opening in a physical object: "cut the lemon in half from top to bottom, but not all the way through"
   • ▪ expressing movement around or from one side to the other within a crowd or group: "a party of about 40 students arrived and I had to push my way through to the reception desk"
   • ▪ so as to be perceived from the other side of an intervening obstacle: "you'll find caves and waterfalls sheltered by lush green trees with sunlight streaming through"
   • 2. so as to continue in time towards the completion of a process, period, etc.: "she's just started a tour that will keep her busy right through to June" Similar the whole timeall the timefrom start to finishwithout a breakwithout an interruptionuninterruptednon-stopcontinuouslyconstantlythroughout
   • ▪ so as to complete a particular stage or trial successfully: "though he tried to rally support for his bill, he couldn't push it through" Similar to the endto the finishto the terminationto the completionto the culminationto a successful conclusion
   • ▪ from beginning to end of an experience or activity, typically one that is tedious or stressful: "Karl will see you through, Ingrid"
   • 3. so as to inspect all or part of a publication or document: "she read the letter through carefully"
   • 4. so as to be connected by telephone: "she put the call through to a nurse"

   adjective

   • 1. (with reference to public transport) continuing or valid to the final destination: "a through train from London" Similar directnon-stopwithout changes
   • ▪ (of traffic) passing from one side of a place to another in the course of a longer journey: "precincts from which through traffic would be excluded"
   • ▪ (of a road) open at both ends, allowing free passage from one end to the other: "the village lies on a busy through road"
   • 2. (of a room) running the whole length of a building.
   • 3. (of a team or competitor) having successfully passed to the next stage of a competition: "Swindon Town are through to the third round"
   • 4. having no prospect of any future relationship, dealings, or success: informal "she told him she was through with him" Similar finisheddonereached the endcompletedterminatedno longer involved withno longer wanting anything to do withtired of

   Word Origin Old Englishthurh (preposition and adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch door and German durch. The spelling change to thr- appears c. 1300, becoming standard from Caxton onwards.

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   Synonyms for THROUGH: amongst, amidst, among, midst, amid, between, mid, in the thick of; Antonyms of THROUGH: from, out of, ongoing, incomplete, unfinished, continuing, undone, uncompleted

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   Synonyms. direct. long-distance. express. Antonym. local. through. adverb. The tunnel is high enough to walk through. Did you read the book through?. Synonyms. in one side and out the other. from one end to the other. from beginning to end. from first to last. from A to Z. all the way. to the end.

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   Synonyms for THROUGH in English: via, by way of, by, between, past, in and out of, from end to end of, from one side to the other of, because of, by way of, ….

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   Synonyms: via, across, in and out of, into, within, straight through, right through, clear through (US, informal), all the way through, passing through, by way of, crossing, traversing (formal or literary), cutting across. Antonyms: around. Sense: Preposition: during. Synonyms:

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    Synonyms for THROUGH: around, over, round, throughout, completed, over, ended, over, straight through; Antonyms for THROUGH: around, incomplete, unfinished, broken, indirect, interrupted, intermittent, stopping.

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    through. By refers to the agent; through, to the means, cause, or condition; with, to the instrument. By commonly refers to persons; with, to things; through may refer to either. The road having become impassable through long disuse, a way was opened by pioneers with axes.