Definitions for Through
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Princeton's WordNet(2.25 / 12 votes)Rate this definition:

1. done, through, through with(p)(adj)

   having finished or arrived at completion

   "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

2. through(a)(adverb)

   (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes

   "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"

3. through(adverb)

   from beginning to end

   "read this book through"

4. through(adverb)

   over the whole distance

   "this bus goes through to New York"

5. through(adverb)

   to completion

   "think this through very carefully!"

6. through(adverb)

   in diameter

   "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"

7. through, through and through(adverb)

   throughout the entire extent

   "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"

Webster Dictionary(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Through

   from end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship

2. Through

   between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue

3. Through

   by means of; by the agency of

4. Through

   over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account

5. Through

   among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket

6. Through

   from the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year

7. Through(adverb)

   from one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through

8. Through(adverb)

   from beginning to end; as, to read a letter through

9. Through(adverb)

   to the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through

10. Through(adj)

    going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Through

   thrōō, prep. from end to end, or from side to side of: between the sides of: over the whole extent of: among: from beginning to end: by means of: in consequence of.—adv. from one end or side to the other: from beginning to end: to the end or purpose.—adj. clear, unobstructed, serving for an entire route.—adv. Through′-and-through, thoroughly.—ns. Through′-bolt, a bolt which passes through from side to side of what it fastens; Through′fare (Shak.), same as Thoroughfare; Through′-gang (Scot.), a thoroughfare.—adj. Through′-gang′ing, thorough-going.—n. Through-gō′ing (Scot.), a scolding.—adj. active, energetic.—adv. Through′ly (obs.) same as Thoroughly.—prep. Throughout′, through to the outside: in every part of: from one end to the other.—adv. in every part: everywhere.—ns. Through′-stone, a bonder or bond-stone in building: a grave-stone made so as to lie flat; Through′-tick′et, a ticket for the whole of a journey; Through′-traff′ic, the traffic between two centres at a distance from each other—opp. to Local traffic; Through′-train, a train which goes the whole length of a long route.—Be through, to be finished; Carry through (see Carry); Go through (see Go). [A.S. þurh; Ger. durch, Sans. tiras.]

Rap Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. through(noun)

   Drunk or high to the point of almost being unconscious.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. through

   From a location to a specific location.

   They went through the street hand in hand to come out at the lake and are delighted and feel love, joy and unity.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 18, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Through' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #108

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Through' in Written Corpus Frequency: #192

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Through' in Adverbs Frequency: #104

How to pronounce Through?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Through in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Through in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Through in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Through in a Sentence

1. Ken Burns:

   Other music genres are separated and isolated by celebrity, by bold faced names, they're going through that same stuff, and People Magazine's going to discover them and ferret People Magazine out and tell you, or the tabloids will. But with country it's right in your face. You know what's going on when somebody miscarries. You know when this person's marriage is over or when somebody falls in love. That's a particularly intimate thing.

2. Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward:

   For the time being, please stay away from that area, please maintain a peaceful and united front and allow us to work through this situation.

3. Danica McKellar:

   Well, I’m starting young. This is book one of eight that that’ll be doing from Random House now, going through third grade. My mission is… kids are never going to remember a time when numbers scare them.

4. Kent Moore:

   Eventually well lose ice in this region as well, if we dont get our use of carbon under control in the next few years, were going to pass a point where we wont be able to sustain these ecosystems, if the ice loss persists through the latter half of this century.

5. Mikaela Shiffrin:

   Ski racing doesn't receive a ton of attention outside of the Olympic cycle in the U.S. so to be able to keep that ball rolling through the ESPYs is super cool, it's good for me and my brand and that's all great but to be honest, it's cooler because it means people are watching the sport and I get to share my passion with more people.

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