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- Dictionarythrough/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
- 2. continuing in time towards completion of (a process or period): "the goal came midway through the second half"
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
- 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
adjective
- 1. (with reference to public transport) continuing or valid to the final destination: "a through train from London" Similar
- 2. (of a room) running the whole length of a building.
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THROUGH definition: 1. from one end or side of something to the other: 2. from the beginning to the end of a period of…. Learn more.
1. a (1) used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of. drove a nail through the board. (2) : by way of. left through the door. (3) used as a function word to indicate passage from one end or boundary to another.
You use through in expressions such as half-way through and all the way through to indicate to what extent an action or task is completed. A competitor collapsed half-way through the marathon. Through is also an adverb.
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.
As an adjective, through means finished or done. As an adverb it can mean backward and forward, completely, up to and including, or all the way to the end. The preposition through means in and out of.
from one end or side of something/somebody to the other. The burglar got in through the window. The bullet went straight through him. Her knees had gone through (= made holes in) her jeans. The sand ran through (= between) my fingers. The path led through the trees to the river. The doctor pushed his way through the crowd.
1. In one side and out the opposite or another side of: went through the tunnel. 2. Among or between; in the midst of: a walk through the flowers. 3. By way of: climbed in through the window. 4. a. By the means or agency of: bought the antique vase through a dealer. b.
1. To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe means to move directly from one side or end of it to the other. [...] 2. To cut through something means to cut it in two pieces or to make a hole in it. [...] 3. To go through a town, area, or country means to travel across it or in it. [...] More.
from one end or side of something to the other: The River Seine flows through Paris. The sun was shining through the window. She cut through the wire. Fewer examples. The soldiers marched through the town. I jog through the park every morning. Thousands of workers paraded through the streets.
If something such as a feeling, attitude, or quality happens through an area, organization, or a person's body, it happens everywhere in it or affects all of it. An atmosphere of anticipation vibrated through the crowd. More Synonyms of through. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
