Definitions for Through
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Princeton's WordNet(2.57 / 7 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(0.00 / 0 votes)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. Dwayne Johnson:

   She was absolutely terrified. A lot of her friends’ friends died. It’s heartbreaking, they’re still going through it … You gotta do something, right? I don’t think giving teachers guns is the answer, because then we’re just bringing more guns into school. I don’t know, man. I don’t have the answers. But we’ve gotta keep our kids safe.

2. Barack Obama:

   I always tell young people, in particular, do not say that nothing has changed when it comes to race in America, unless you've lived through being a black man in the 1950s or '60s or '70s. It is incontrovertible that race relations have improved significantly during my lifetime and yours.

3. Rich Dauer:

   I’m going to wear this one [ring] a lot, when I got the ring with the Orioles, it was awesome because I was a player and on the team. It was awful gaudy, though. It had a lot of diamonds. It was the first of the real diamond [rings]. It was hard to wear it. And now they make them so big that you can’t get them on your finger. The year we went through, the players, it was the best. I can’t wait.

4. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson:

   Part of it is, if as a lawyer I can't get a good grasp of it one time through, then it makes me wonder how this is going to be interpreted by the courts, it's just the unintended consequences of legislation is what you've got to look at very carefully.

5. Ken Monaghan:

   The tone of the conference was relatively constructive but still a bit somber because clearly the market had gone through period of stress last year.

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