through

Meaning

Prep

1. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
2. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
3. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
4. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
5. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
6. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
7. From one side or end of (something) to the other.
8. Via or by way of.
9. Via or by way of.
10. Throughout or across the extent of.
11. Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
12. (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
13. By means of.
14. In consequence of; as a result of.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Passing from one side of something to the other.
2. (US, not-comparable) Finished; complete.
3. (not-comparable) Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
4. (not-comparable) Without a future; done for.
5. (not-comparable) No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
6. (not-comparable) Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
7. (not-comparable) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
8. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not-comparable, rare) (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. (not-comparable) From one side of something to the other.
2. (not-comparable) From one side of something to the other.
3. (not-comparable) From one side of something to the other.
4. (not-comparable) So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
5. (not-comparable) From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
6. (not-comparable) Throughout something; all the way across or into.
7. (not-comparable) So as to connect or reach.

Noun

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.

Synonyms

by

by means of

across

with

via

throughout

over

because of

finished

by way of

for

thru

ready

owing to

on account of

from

for sake of

on

🔛

completely

by means

thoroughly

since

entirely

due to

done

through and through

completed

absolutely

per

past

because

along

𐑃𐑉𐐭

whence

quite

conduct

around

realize

among

from A to Z

straight

altogether

penetrate

during

all

pass

put

at all

direct

no more

Translations

durch

door

par

a través de

attraverso

por

à travers

per

através de

doorheen

per

mediante

através

hindurch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹuː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thrugh

Inherited from Old English: þurh

Cognate with Scots: throch

Cognate with Western Frisian: troch

Cognate with German: durch

Cognate with Dutch: door

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷

Cognate with Latin: trans

Cognate with Albanian: tërthor

Cognate with Welsh: tra

In summary

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.

Sentences

Lots of shepherds passed through , selling their wool .

The name has become established in this latter position through international acceptance and use .

He continued the work with expanding the estate through the acquisition of more land .

A woman wearing a blue shirt and a shirtless little boy are walking through a forest .

Pal became a movie star through a weather-related event .

Heavy rainfalls from October through December .