through

Meaning

Prep

1. From one side of an opening to the other.
2. Entering, then later leaving.
3. Surrounded by (while moving).
4. By means of.
5. In consequence of; as a result of.
6. During a period of time; throughout
7. To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values.

Postp

From beginning to end.

Adj

1. Passing from one side of something to the other.
2. Finished; complete.
3. Without a future; done for.
4. No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
5. Proceeding from origin to destination without delay due to change of equipment.
6. In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
7. (usually followed by "to") to achieve success in an exam, competition, etc. and progress to the next stage or a higher level.

Adv

1. From one side to the other by way of the interior.
2. From one end to the other.
3. Throughout something; all the way across or into.
4. To the end.
5. Out into the open.

Noun

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

Noun

A coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹuː/

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”). Cognate with Scots throch (“through”), West Frisian troch (“through”), German durch (“through”), Dutch door (“through”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, “through”), Latin trans (“across, over, through”), Albanian tërthor (“through, around”), Welsh tra (“through”). See also thorough.

Sentences

They were financed through a special celebration tax .

Underground sprinklers function through means of basic electronic and hydraulic technology .

He is the brother of Bristol Rovers player Dominic Thomas who retired through injury .

This authority does not extend to professionals who receive licensure through non-governmental agencies .

This centre is created for ethnological mapping of the world through obsolescent musical instruments .

Water cascaded through seven carved lion's heads into small basins on the sidewalk .