What does through mean?
Definitions for through
θruthrough
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word through.
Princeton's WordNet
done, through, through with(p)adjective
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"
through(a)adverb
(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
"a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"
throughadverb
from beginning to end
"read this book through"
throughadverb
over the whole distance
"this bus goes through to New York"
throughadverb
to completion
"think this through very carefully!"
throughadverb
in diameter
"this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
through, through and throughadverb
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
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
Through
between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue
Through
by means of; by the agency of
Through
over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account
Through
among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket
Through
from the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year
Throughadverb
from one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through
Throughadverb
from beginning to end; as, to read a letter through
Throughadverb
to the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through
Throughadjective
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
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
throughnoun
Drunk or high to the point of almost being unconscious.
Editors Contribution
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'through' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #108
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'through' in Written Corpus Frequency: #192
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'through' in Adverbs Frequency: #104
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of through in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of through in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of through in a Sentence
The success of a man is through the soles of his feet, that of a woman is from her legs. #IWD2020
Government has been again successful in creating chaos through the farmers leaders in the protest where only poor farmers are being beaten by criminals wearing the uniform of cops. Bootlicking mainstream media as usual showing distorted picture of the ground.
If we cannot work together through the regular order to keep the government funded and functioning then we should put our salaries to good use supporting causes that help people and nurture the communities who need it most, i intend to donate the salary I earn during the period that the government is shut down to charity.
With supply being managed through the compliance among OPEC+ and demand recovering in North Asia, particularly in China, things are moving in the right direction in terms of supporting oil prices, if there is no surprise in a second or third wave in the virus attack and key members of OPEC+, Saudi Arabia in particular, are doing more cuts, we expect a gradual recovery will continue in the second half.
I don't want the sexual predators to slip through the cracks, or [inaudible] these loopholes and these policies provide.
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- بواسطة, عبرArabic
- mitjançantCatalan, Valencian
- přes, skrzCzech
- gennem, igennem, på grund afDanish
- durchGerman
- διά μέσουGreek
- per, tra, laŭ, enEsperanto
- mediante, a través deSpanish
- از طریقPersian
- kautta, läpiFinnish
- par, dans, à traversFrench
- trochWestern Frisian
- tro, trìdScottish Gaelic
- के माध्यम सेHindi
- át, végig, keresztülHungarian
- melaluiIndonesian
- tra, perIdo
- attraversoItalian
- דרךHebrew
- を通してJapanese
- ಮೂಲಕKannada
- ...을 통하여Korean
- propterLatin
- низ, со помош на, по пат наMacedonian
- doorDutch
- gjennom at, ved at, gjennomNorwegian
- przez, poprzezPolish
- através, pela, pelo, através de, por, por entrePortuguese
- prinRomanian
- сквозь, из-за, при помощи, через, благодаря, поRussian
- genomSwedish
- மூலம்Tamil
- ద్వారాTelugu
- ตลอดThai
- boyunca, vasitasiyla, aracılığıyla, yardımıylaTurkish
- черезUkrainian
- کے ذریعےUrdu
- xuyên quaVietnamese
- דורךYiddish
- 通过Chinese
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