through
through
θru:
throo
/θruː/
thru

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "through"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate movement into one side and out of the opposite side of something
through definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They walked through the tunnel and found themselves at the beach.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻ™ā§āĻ— āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšā§‡āρāĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϏ⧈āĻ•āϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate forceful movement that creates a hole or passes completely through an object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She drilled through the wall to install the shelving.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āϞāĻĢāĻŋāĻ‚ āχāύāĻ¸ā§āϟāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.2

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate movement across or throughout a broad area
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We hiked through the forest for hours.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻŦāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
1.3

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate passing among or between the parts of a group or collection
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They made their way through the crowd to the front of the stage.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āϤ⧇ āĻ­āĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.4

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to show something can be sensed or observed across a barrier
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sound of laughter came through the closed door.
āĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϏ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.5

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻ“āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

used to indicate position on the farther side of an entrance or obstacle
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 'll find the bathroom through the hallway and to the left.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĨāϰ⧁āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻšāϞāĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻŦ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.6

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate the range or degree of motion across an arc
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This joint bends through ninety degrees.
āĻāχ āϜāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŦā§āĻŦāχ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāρāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate presence across an area or space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news spread quickly through the town.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻļāĻšāϰ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to show movement past or beyond a barrier, limit, or point of regulation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They skated right through the warning signs at the rink.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ• āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϤāĻž āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĄāĻžāύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡āĻĄ.
04

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

used to express the duration of an action or state
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He laughed through the entire film.
āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻž āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϏāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
4.1

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate successful completion or endurance of a challenge
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She came through the surgery with no complications.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāϚāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞāϤāĻž āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž

used to show that something is used up or finished
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He burned through his savings in six months.
āĻ›āϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžā§āϚāϝāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āωāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϤ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āϟāĻžāϤ⧇

used to indicate examining, browsing, or reviewing parts or all of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He looked through the documents for her passport.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϏāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻĨāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡

used to indicate the method or channel by which something is done
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They resolved the issue through compromise.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻŽāĻā§‹āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇

used to indicate the cause or reason for something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The match was canceled through no fault of theirs.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāϚāϟāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§‹āώ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
7.2

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž

used to indicate familial or social connection via another person
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She inherited the house through her aunt.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻž āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡

used to indicate a period, date, or level extending up to and including the specified point
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Classes will continue through June.
āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āϜ⧁āύ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
09

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to show something has been accepted or passed by an authority
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their application went through the committee.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύ āĻ•āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

from one side to the other side of something, typically through an opening or passage
through definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She dashed through, making it to the other side just in time.
āϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϛ⧁āĻŸā§‡ āϗ⧇āϞ, āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.1

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇

in a manner that creates an opening or hole in something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Cut the lemon in half from top to bottom, but not all the way through.
āϞ⧇āĻŦ⧁āϟāĻŋ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āύ⧀āĻšā§‡ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϧ⧇āĻ• āĻ•āĻžāϟ⧁āύ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϭ⧇āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1.2

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

in a manner that navigates or passes between people or objects within a group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They squeezed through, weaving between people.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋā§Ÿā§‡, āĻĒ⧇āρāϚāĻŋā§Ÿā§‡ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
1.3

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

in a way that allows something to be seen or heard through a barrier
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His voice echoed through, reaching us at the back.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ  āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ§ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻāĻ• āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇

across the center from one side to the other, typically referring to diameter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The beam is about four inches through.
āĻŦā§€āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻžāϰ āχāĻžā§āϚāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϏ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻžāϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ

for the entirety of a process or period
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The event will last through, reaching the final phase soon.
āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āϰāχ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
3.1

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ

by successfully making progress or completing something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They got through after many attempts.
āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ

used to indicate reading or reviewing something carefully from beginning to end
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He flipped through quickly, not looking closely.
āϏ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
05

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻŋ

in a way that affects something thoroughly
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His shirt was drenched through after the workout.
āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āφāωāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­āĻŋāĻœā§‡ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

in a way that establishes a telephone connection successfully
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was trying to get through but could n't get a signal.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϏāĻŋāĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāχāύāĻŋāĨ¤
07

āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡, āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

into the open, light, or view
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The news finally broke through after.
āĻ–āĻŦāϰ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āϭ⧇āϙ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
01

āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

(of public transport or ticket) continuing to the end point without requiring change
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He purchased a through ticket to San Francisco.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāύ āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏāĻŋāϏāϕ⧋āϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāϰāĻžāϏāϰāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāĻ—āĻžāĻŽā§€, āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāύāϜāĻŋāϟ

(of a road) connecting two points directly without ending in a dead end
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We took a quiet through lane to avoid traffic.
āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ—āĻŽāύāĻĒāĻĨ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
02

āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀, āĻāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇

(of a room) extending from one side of a building to the other
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Their apartment features a spacious through room.
āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĨā§āϰ⧁ āϰ⧁āĻŽ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

finished or completed with something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We're almost through with renovations.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
3.1

āĻļ⧇āώ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤ

with no possibility of future involvement or success
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She's through with him, and there's no going back.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĢāĻŋāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āύ āωāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ