English Explanatory Dictionary

through

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
  2. So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
  3. So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
  4. From one side of (an opening) to the other.
  5. To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
  6. Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
  7. Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
  8. Throughout the duration of.
  9. Via or by way of.
  10. By way of (a physical passage).
  11. By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
  12. Throughout or across the extent of.
adj
  1. Passing from one side of something to the other.
  2. Finished; complete.
  3. Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
  4. Without a future; done for.
  5. No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
  6. Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
  7. In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
  8. (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
adv
  1. From one side of something to the other.
  2. By way of the interior.
  3. By way of an opening.
  4. So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
  5. So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
  6. From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
  7. Throughout something; all the way across or into.
  8. So as to connect or reach.
noun
  1. A coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb, or in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

Pronunciation

thro͞o /θɹuː/ /θɹʉw/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-through.wav /θɹu/ en-us-through.ogg /θɹʉː/ /θɾʉ/ /θɹʉ/ /θɾuː/ /θɹʌf/

Word forms

through thru thro' thorough thoo thorow throughe thrue thurrow throughs

Etymology

From Middle English thrugh, thruch, thruh, metathetic variants of thurgh, thurh, from Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷe, suffixed zero-grade from *terh₂- (“to pass through”) + *-kʷe (“and”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian döör (“through”), Saterland Frisian truch (“through”), West Frisian troch (“through”), Dutch door (“through”), German durch (“through”), Luxembourgish duerch (“through”), West Flemish deur (“through”), Yiddish דורך (durkh, “through”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, “through”), Latin trans (“across, over, through”), Albanian tërthor (“through, around”), Welsh tra (“through”). See also thorough.

Derived words

all-through school bleed-through blow a hole through blow through break through breakthrough bring through burn through button through camel through the eye of a needle cheek it through clear through clickthrough click-through click-through rate come through coming through cook through cut-through drag through the mud drill through drive a coach and horses through drive a coach and six through drive a stake through its heart drive a truck through something drive-through drive-through penalty fall-through fall through the cracks fart through silk feed-through feedthrough feed through flip through flowthrough flythrough fly-through follow-through get it through one's skull get through get through one's head get through one's thick skull go through go through fire and water go through hell go through hoops go through the attitudes go through the gears go through the mill go through the motions go through the trouble gut through hear-through hear through the grapevine it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God jump through hoops K through 12 leap through hoops let through let-through

Translations

Bulgarian: but see пре- Bulgarian: през Dutch: doorheen Italian: attraverso Portuguese: através Scottish Gaelic: troimhe
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