thru

Meaning

1. (Canada, US, alt-of, informal, nonstandard) Nonstandard spelling of through.
2. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of through.
3. (UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, rare, regional) Eye dialect spelling of through.

Synonyms

through

across

overall

right

straight

straight away

sweepingly

throughout

over

Translations

per

durch

a través

über

mithilfe

mit Hilfe

διά μέσου

κατ’ ευθείαν

πέρα πέρα

τελειομένος

خلال

con

per traverso

a traverso

trans

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹuː/

Etymology

Modern use originated in American English as a phonetic and simplified spelling of through around 1839. The spelling had previously been one of several used in Middle English.