Through the meaning of the word

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • thoo (eye dialect)
  • thorough (obsolete, except in compounds such as thoroughfare)
  • thorow (obsolete)
  • thro’ (abbreviation)
  • throughe (obsolete)
  • thru (US, colloquial)
  • thrue (obsolete)

Etymology 1[edit]

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), Dutch door (through), German durch (through), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, through), Latin trans (across, over, through), Albanian tërthor (through, around), Welsh tra (through). See also thorough.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: thro͞o
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θɹuː/, [θɾ̪̊ɵʉ]
  • (General American) IPA(key): /θɹu/, [θɾ̪̊ʊu]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Hyphenation: through
  • Homophones: threw, thru

Preposition[edit]

through

  1. From one side of an opening to the other.

    I went through the window.

    • 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):

      A “moving platform” scheme [] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

  2. Entering, then later leaving.

    I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.

    • 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate [], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, [], →OCLC, page 16:

      Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. [] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.

    • Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
    • 2013 May 25, “No hiding place”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8837, page 74:

      In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.

  3. Surrounded by (while moving).

    We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up.

    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients:

      I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.

    • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

      Risk is everywhere. [] For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles” [] aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.

  4. By means of.

    This team believes in winning through intimidation.

    • 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport[1]:

      But the home side were ahead in the eighth minute through 18-year-old Oxlade-Chamberlain.

    • 2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:

      Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.

  5. In consequence of; as a result of.
    • 2012, Dimitri Yanuli, You Might Be Right, but You Ain’t Right with the Word of God
      Our minds and hearts are corrupted with the Adamic virus at birth, and through a lifetime of sin and tragedy, our hearts and thoughts get more evil and more corrupted as we experience life’s tragedies.
  6. (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values.

    from 1945 through 1991;  the numbers 1 through 9;  your membership is active through March 15, 2013

    • 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America[2], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:

      It includes patent requests in machine learning through 2016, the last year for which details are available.

Derived terms[edit]
  • breakthrough
  • fall-through
  • feedthrough
  • throughgang
  • throughput
  • throughway
  • walk through, walk-through, walkthrough
[edit]
  • clear through
  • get through
  • go through
  • look through
  • pass through
  • passer-through
  • through and through
  • through with
Translations[edit]

from one side of an opening to the other

  • Arabic: خِلَالَ(ḵilāla), عَبْرَ (ar) (ʕabra)
  • Armenian: please add this translation if you can
  • Aromanian: prit
  • Bashkir: аша (aşa)
  • Basque: please add this translation if you can
  • Belarusian: праз (praz), це́раз (cjéraz), пе́раз (pjéraz) (dated)
  • Bengali: ভিতর দিএ (bhitor die)
  • Bulgarian: през (bg) (prez), чрез (bg) (črez)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 通過通过 (zh) (tōngguò)
  • Czech: skrz (cs), (or using the instrumental case)
  • Danish: gennem (da), igennem
  • Dutch: door (nl)
  • Esperanto: tra (eo)
  • Estonian: läbi (et)
  • Finnish: läpi (fi), kautta (fi)
  • French: par (fr), à travers (fr)
  • Georgian: please add this translation if you can
  • German: durch (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh) (+ accusative)
  • Greek:
    Ancient: διά (diá) (+ genitive)
  • Hungarian: át (hu), keresztül (hu)
  • Icelandic: gegn (is)
  • Ido: tra (io)
  • Indonesian: lewat (id), melalui (id)
  • Irish: trí (ga)
    Old Irish: tri
  • Italian: attraverso (it)
  • Japanese: …を通って (をとおって, …o tōtte), …を通り抜けて (をとおりぬけて, …o tōrinukete)
  • Khmer: តាម (km) (taam),កាត់ (km) (kat), តាមចន្លោះ (taam cɑnlŭəh)
  • Korean: 을 통하여 (eul tonghayeo), 통해 (tonghae)
  • Latin: per (la)
  • Latvian: caur
  • Livonian: leb
  • Macedonian: низ (niz)
  • Malay: please add this translation if you can
  • Marathi: द्वारे (dvāre)
  • Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: gjennom (no)
    Nynorsk: gjennom
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: чрѣсъ (črěsŭ), прѣзъ (prězŭ)
  • Old East Slavic: чересъ (čeresŭ), прѣзъ (prězŭ)
  • Old English: þurh
  • Polish: przez (pl)
  • Portuguese: pelo (pt), pela (pt), por (pt), através (pt)
  • Punjabi: ਦੁਆਰਾ (duārā)
  • Romanian: prin (ro)
  • Russian: че́рез (ru) (čérez), сквозь (ru) (skvozʹ)
  • Scots: throu
  • Scottish Gaelic: tro
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: кроз
    Roman: kroz (sh)
  • Slovak: skrz
  • Slovene: skozi (sl)
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: pśez
    Upper Sorbian: přez
  • Spanish: a través de (es), por (es)
  • Swedish: genom (sv), igenom (sv)
  • Telugu: గుండా (te) (guṇḍā)
  • Thai: ผ่าน (th) (pàan)
  • Turkish: boyunca (tr)
  • Ukrainian: че́рез (čérez), крізь (krizʹ), пе́рез (pérez) (dated)
  • Venetian: par (vec)
  • Vietnamese: qua (vi), xuyên qua
  • Welsh: trwy, drwy
  • West Frisian: troch
  • Yiddish: אַדורך(adurkh)

entering, then later exiting

  • Arabic: عَبْر (ar) (ʕabr)
  • Bashkir: аша (aşa)
  • Bulgarian: през (bg) (prez)
  • Czech: skrz (cs) (or using the instrumental case)
  • Danish: gennem (da), igennem
  • Dutch: door (nl)
  • Esperanto: tra (eo)
  • Estonian: läbi (et)
  • Finnish: läpi (fi), kautta (fi)
  • French: à travers (fr)
  • German: durch (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh)
  • Greek:
    Ancient Greek: (please verify) διά (diá) (+ genitive)
  • Hungarian: át (hu), keresztül (hu), végig (hu)
  • Japanese: …を通って (をとおって, …o tōtte), …を通り抜けて (をとおりぬけて, …o tōrinukete)
  • Macedonian: низ (niz)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: gjennom (no), igjennom (no)
  • Polish: przez (pl)
  • Portuguese: através de (pt), pelo (pt), pela (pt)
  • Romanian: prin (ro)
  • Russian: че́рез (ru) (čérez), сквозь (ru) (skvozʹ)
  • Scottish Gaelic: tro
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: pśez
  • Spanish: a través de (es)
  • Swedish: genom (sv), igenom (sv)
  • Venetian: par (vec)
  • West Frisian: troch

surrounded by (while moving)

  • Arabic: فِي (ar) ()
    Egyptian Arabic: فـ(fe), في()
  • Bulgarian: из (bg) (iz)
  • Catalan: per (ca)
  • Czech: skrz (cs), (or using the instrumental case)
  • Danish: gennem (da), igennem
  • Esperanto: tra (eo), en (eo)
  • Estonian: läbi (et)
  • Finnish: läpi (fi), kautta (fi)
  • French: dans (fr)
  • German: durch (de)
  • Hungarian: át (hu), keresztül (hu)
  • Italian: per (it)
  • Japanese: …を通って (をとおって, …o tōtte), …を通り抜けて (をとおりぬけて, …o tōrinukete)
  • Macedonian: низ (niz)
  • Polish: przez (pl)
  • Portuguese: através de (pt), por entre
  • Russian: че́рез (ru) (čérez), сквозь (ru) (skvozʹ), по (ru) (po)
  • Scottish Gaelic: tro
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: pśez
  • Spanish: por (es)
  • Swedish: genom (sv), igenom (sv)
  • Venetian: te (vec), nte, inte
  • West Frisian: troch

by means of

  • Arabic: بِوَاسِطَة(bi-wāsiṭa)
  • Azerbaijani: vasitəsilə, hesabına
  • Bashkir: аша (aşa)
  • Bulgarian: чрез (bg) (črez)
  • Catalan: mitjançant (ca)
  • Czech: skrz (cs), (or using the instrumental case)
  • Danish: på grund af
  • Dutch: door (nl)
  • Esperanto: per (eo), laŭ (eo)
  • Estonian: läbi (et), kaudu
  • Finnish: läpi (fi), kautta (fi)
  • French: par (fr)
  • German: durch (de)
  • Greek: μέσω (el) (méso)
  • Ido: tra (io), per (io)
  • Italian: grazie a (it)
  • Japanese: (please verify) を通して (o tōshite), (please verify) から (ja) (kara)
  • Macedonian: по пат на (po pat na), со помош на (so pomoš na)
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ha
  • Norwegian: ved at, gjennom at
  • Persian: از طریق
  • Polish: przez (pl), poprzez (pl)
  • Portuguese: por (pt)
  • Romanian: prin (ro)
  • Russian: при по́мощи (ru) (pri pómošči), и́з-за (ru) (íz-za), благодаря́ (ru) (blagodarjá), за счёт (za sčót)
  • Scottish Gaelic: trìd
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: pśez
  • Spanish: mediante (es)
  • Swedish: genom (sv), igenom (sv)
  • Telugu: ద్వారా (te) (dvārā)
  • Turkish: aracılığıyla (tr), yardımıyla
  • Urdu: ذریعے(zariye)
  • West Frisian: troch

Translations to be checked

  • Arabic: (please verify) خِلَال(ḵilāl)
  • Dutch: (please verify) door (nl)
  • Greek: (please verify) από (el) (apó)
    Ancient Greek: (please verify) διά (diá)
  • Ido: (please verify) dum (io) (during)
  • Italian: (please verify) attraverso (it)
  • Korean: (please verify) 통하여 (tonghayeo)
  • Latin: (please verify) per (la)
  • Mandarin: (please verify) 通過通过 (zh) (tōngguò), (please verify) 通过 (zh) (tōngguò)
  • Romanian: (please verify) prin (ro)
  • Slovene: (please verify) skozi (sl)

Postposition[edit]

through

  1. From beginning to end.

    The baby cried the whole night through.

Adjective[edit]

through (not comparable)

  1. Passing from one side of something to the other.

    Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.

    • 1994, Don A. Halperin, G. Thomas Bible, Principles of Timber Design for Architects and Builders (page 137)
      It is possible to use a through bolt so that the bolt will be loaded axially, but usually axial loads are only components of the total load on the bolt.
  2. Finished; complete.

    They were through with laying the subroof by noon.

  3. Without a future; done for.

    After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.

  4. No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.

    She was through with him.

    • “I’m through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.
    • 1977, Iggy Pop, Lust For Life:

      I’m worth a million in prizes / Yeah, I’m through with sleeping on the sidewalk / No more beating my brains / No more beating my brains / With the liquor and drugs / With the liquor and drugs

  5. Proceeding from origin to destination without delay due to change of equipment.

    The through flight through Memphis was the fastest.

    • 1940 November, “Notes and News: The First Corridor Train”, in Railway Magazine, page 618:

      Also the 10.45 a.m. from Paddington by the same route is called «Through Train via Severn Tunnel,» but in later years, when made up of corridor stock, it is called «Through Corridor Express via Severn Tunnel.» The frequent use of «through» on the South Wales section of G.W.R. began when the Severn Tunnel route was used for through trains between Paddington and South Wales in the summer of 1887 in order to draw continual attention to the improved facilities.

  6. (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
    • 2015, Steve Grossi, SWFL1: Missed Chances See Swifts Relinquish Top Spot
      With the Swifts calling for offside the striker was through and only a great save from McIlravey prevented the opener.
Derived terms[edit]
  • throughline, through line
  • through station

Adverb[edit]

through (not comparable)

  1. From one side to the other by way of the interior.

    The arrow went straight through.

  2. From one end to the other.

    Others slept; he worked straight through.

    She read the letter through.

  3. During a period of time; throughout

    He worked through the night.

  4. To the end.

    He said he would see it through.

  5. Completely.

    Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.

  6. Out into the open.

    The American army broke through at Saint-Lô.

Derived terms[edit]
  • muddle through

Noun[edit]

through (plural throughs)

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

From one side to the other

References[edit]

  • Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, «Bounded landmarks», in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English thrugh, þrouȝ, throgh, from Old English þrūh (trough, conduit, pipe; box, chest; coffin, tomb), from Proto-Germanic *þrūhs (excavated trunk, trough), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₃u- (to rub, turn, drill, bore).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θɹʌf/, /θɹuː/
  • Rhymes: -ʌf, -uː
  • Hyphenation: through

Noun[edit]

through (plural throughs)

  1. (obsolete) A coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb.

through

by way of: We’ll be driving through Seattle.; finished: We’ll be through with the project by tonight.

Not to be confused with:

threw – past tense of throw; hurl; cast; emit; project: She threw the ball a long way.

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through

 (thro͞o)

prep.

1. In one side and out the opposite or another side of: went through the tunnel.

2. Among or between; in the midst of: a walk through the flowers.

3. By way of: climbed in through the window.

4.

a. By the means or agency of: bought the antique vase through a dealer.

b. Into and out of the handling, care, processing, modification, or consideration of: Her application went through our office. Run the figures through the computer.

5. Here and there in; around: a tour through France.

6. From the beginning to the end of: stayed up through the night.

7. At or to the end of; done or finished with, especially successfully: We are through the initial testing period.

8. Up to and including: a play that runs through December; a volume that covers A through D.

9. Past and without stopping for: drove through a red light.

10. Because of; on account of: She succeeded through hard work. He declined the honor through modesty.

adv.

1. From one end or side to another or an opposite end or side: opened the door and went through.

2. From beginning to end; completely: I read the article once through.

3. Throughout the whole extent or thickness; thoroughly: warmed the leftovers clear through; got soaked through in the rain; a letter that was shot through with the writer’s personality.

4. Over the total distance; all the way: drove through to their final destination.

5. To a conclusion or an accomplishment: see a matter through.

adj.

1. Allowing continuous passage; unobstructed: a through street.

2.

a. Affording transportation to a destination with few or no stops and no transfers: a through bus; a through ticket.

b. Continuing on a highway without exiting: through traffic; through lanes.

3. Passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to another: a through beam.

4. Having finished; at completion: She was through with the project.

5. Having no further concern, dealings, or connection: I’m through with him.

6.

a. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up: That swimmer is through as an athlete.

b. Doomed to death or destruction.

Idiom:

through and through

1. In every part; throughout: wet through and through.

2. In every aspect; completely: a success through and through.


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through

(θruː)

prep

1. going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side of: a path through the wood.

2. occupying or visiting several points scattered around in (an area)

3. as a result of; by means of: the thieves were captured through his vigilance.

4. chiefly US up to and including: Monday through Friday.

5. during: through the night.

6. at the end of; having (esp successfully) completed

7. through with having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)

adj

8. (postpositive) having successfully completed some specified activity

9. (Telecommunications) (on a telephone line) connected

10. (postpositive) no longer able to function successfully in some specified capacity: as a journalist, you’re through.

11. (prenominal) (of a route, journey, etc) continuous or unbroken: a through train.

adv

12. through some specified thing, place, or period of time

13. thoroughly; completely

Also: thro’ (informal or poetic), thro (informal or poetic) or thru (chiefly US)

[Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh]

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through

(θru)

prep.

1. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel.

2. past; beyond: went through a red light.

3. from one to the other of: swinging through the trees.

4. across the extent of: traveled through several countries.

5. during the whole period of; throughout: worked through the night.

6. done with: What time are you through work?

7. to and including: from 1900 through 1950.

8. by the means of: I found out through him.

9. by reason of: He ran away through fear.

10. from the first to final stage of: to get through a performance on time.

adv.

11. in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to push a needle through.

12. all the way: This train goes through to Boston.

13. throughout: soaking wet through.

14. from beginning to end: to read a letter through.

15. to completion: to carry a matter through.

adj.

16. at a point or in a state of completion of an action, process, etc.; finished: Please be quiet until I’m through.

17. at the end of all relations or dealings: She’s through with her boyfriend.

18. extending from one end, side, etc., to the other.

19. proceeding to a destination, goal, etc., without a change, break, or deviation: a through flight; the through line of a story.

20. (of a road, route, etc.) permitting continuous or uninterrupted passage.

21. of no further use or value; washed-up: Critics say he’s through as a writer.

Idioms:

through and through,

a. throughout every part; thoroughly: cold through and through.

b. in all respects: an aristocrat through and through.

[before 900; Middle English, metathetic variant of thourgh, Old English thurh, c. Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thurh, thuru, Old High German duruh; akin to Old English therh, Gothic thairh through. compare thirl]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj. 1. through — 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»

done, through with

finished — ended or brought to an end; «are you finished?»; «gave me the finished manuscript»

2. through — (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes; «a through street»; «a through bus»; «through traffic»

direct — direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; «a direct route»; «a direct flight»; «a direct hit»

Adv. 1. through — from beginning to end; «read this book through»
2. through — over the whole distance; «this bus goes through to New York»
3. through — to completion; «think this through very carefully!»
4. through — in diameter; «this cylinder measures 15 inches through»
5. through — 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»

through and through

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through

preposition

1. via, by way of, by, between, past, in and out of, from end to end of, from one side to the other of The path continues through a tunnel of trees.

adverb

1. from one side to the other, past, from one end to the other, in and out the other end She stood back to allow him to pass through.

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through

adverb

1. From one end to the other:

2. To an end or conclusion:

adjective

1. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course:

2. Having reached completion:

3. Having no further relationship:

4. No longer effective, capable, or valuable:

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Translations

بِسَبَب، من خِلالبواسِطَةخِلالخِلَالخِلال، مِن جِهَة إلى أخْرى

skrzsrzvinouz jednoho konce na druhýaž do

gennemigennempå grund afdirektefærdig

enlaŭpertra

läpikautta

kroz

átkeresztülrévén

búinnfrá … tilfrá upphafi til endagegn umí gegn

・・・を通って

…을 통과하여

baigęskiaurai permirkęsnuo pradžios iki galonuo… iki …pabaigęs

ar palīdzībucaurcauridēļlīdz galam

prin

napriečod začiatku do koncaz jedného konca na druhý

prekskozizaradi

genom

ผ่านไป

— den/arasındanaktarmasızbir uçtan diğer ucabir uçtan öbür ucabir yandan diğer yana

xuyên qua

through

[θruː]

When through is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break through, fall through, look up the verb.

B. ADV

3. through and through [be something] → hasta la médula, completamente; [know something] → de pe a pa

C. ADJ

3. (Telec) you’re through!¡ya puede hablar!, ¡hable!

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

through

[ˈθruː]

adv

straight through
We decided to drive straight through to Birmingham → Nous avons décidé d’aller directement à Birmingham.

(= without a break) → sans s’arrêter
He worked straight through until morning → Il a travaillé sans s’arrêter jusqu’au matin.
I’ll be there right through to the summer → Je serai là en permanence jusqu’à l’été.
Monday through Friday (US)du lundi au vendredi

through and through (= completely) → jusqu’à la moelle
My feet were wet and I felt frozen through and through → Mes pieds étaient mouillés et je me sentais gelé jusqu’à la moelle.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

through

, (US) thru

adv (time, place) → durch; he’s a liar/gentleman through and througher ist durch und durch verlogen/ein Gentleman; to sleep all night throughdie ganze Nacht durchschlafen; did you stay right through? (Brit) → sind Sie bis zum Schluss geblieben?; they stayed through until Thursday (Brit) → sie blieben bis Donnerstag (da); he knew all through what I was getting ater wusste die ganze Zeit (über), worauf ich hinauswollte; to let somebody throughjdn durchlassen; to be wet throughdurch und durch or bis auf die Haut nass sein; to read something throughetw durchlesen; he’s through in the other officeer ist (drüben) im anderen Büro; the train goes through to Berlinder Zug fährt bis nach Berlin durch

adj pred

(= finished) to be through with somebody/somethingmit jdm/etw fertig sein (inf); we’re through (= have finished relationship)es ist (alles) aus zwischen uns; (= have finished job)wir sind fertig; I’m through with himder ist für mich gestorben or erledigt, ich bin fertig mit ihm (all inf); I’m through with that kind of workich habe genug von dieser Arbeit; you’re through, Kowalski, firedwir sind mit Ihnen fertig, Kowalski, Sie fliegen!; are you through?sind Sie fertig?


through

:

through freight

nDurchgangsfracht f

through-hole

adj (Comput) → durchkontaktiert


through

:

through ticket

n can I get a through to London?kann ich bis London durchlösen?

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

through

[θruː]

2. adv

d. through and throughfino in fondo

3. adj

a. (attr, traffic) → di passaggio; (ticket, train, passage) → diretto/a
«no through road» (sign) (Brit) → «strada senza uscita»
«no through traffic» (sign) (Am) → «divieto d’accesso»

b. (finished) to be throughavere finito
we’ll be through at 7 → avremo finito per le sette
I’m through with my girlfriend → ho chiuso con la mia ragazza
I’m not through with you yet → con te non ho ancora finito
you’re through! → sei finito!

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

through

(θruː) preposition

1. into from one direction and out of in the other. The water flows through a pipe.

2. from side to side or end to end of. He walked (right) through the town.

3. from the beginning to the end of. She read through the magazine.

4. because of. He lost his job through his own stupidity.

5. by way of. He got the job through a friend.

6. (American) from … to (inclusive). I work Monday through Friday.

adverb

into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end. He went straight/right through.

adjective

1. (of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one’s destination, so that one doesn’t have to change (buses or trains). There isn’t a through train – you’ll have to change.

2. finished. Are you through yet?

throughˈout preposition

1. in all parts of. They searched throughout the house.

2. from start to finish of. She complained throughout the journey.

adverb

in every part. The house was furnished throughout.

all through

1. from beginning to end of. The baby cried all through the night.

2. in every part of. Road conditions are bad all through the country.

soaked/wet through

very wet. His coat was wet through.

through and through

completely. He was a gentleman through and through.

through with

finished with. Are you through with the newspaper yet?

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

through

خِلَال přes gennem durch διαμέσου por läpi à travers kroz attraverso ・・・を通って …을 통과하여 door gjennom przez através de через genom ผ่านไป içinden xuyên qua 通过

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

  • Please let me through
  • I can’t get through
  • All through June (US)
    For the whole of June (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Preposition



He hit the nail through the wood.



She looked through the binoculars.



The bullet had gone through his hand.



He just walked through the door.



The security guards pushed their way through the crowd.



She could see a figure through the fog.



I looked through the window.

Adverb



Let these people go through, please.



The nail went completely through.



It snowed heavily, but we made it through.



We’ll never get through—the mud is too deep.



The package was shipped through to New Orleans.



Read the essay through and tell me what you think.

Adjective

When the police were through with him, a taxi took him, his suitcase, the homburg funeral hat, in the other direction …


Annie Proulx, Atlantic, November 1997


I tell him I like fanzines. This one’s mad, he says, really mad. I can borrow it when he’s through.


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Today though, once experience shows on a woman’s face, she’s through.


Patricia Volk, New Woman, November 1990



I’m not through yet. I have one more topic to discuss.



If you’re through using the phone, I’d like to use it next.



Is this a through road?



The left lane is for through traffic only.

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preposition

in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.

past; beyond: to go through a stop sign without stopping.

from one to the other of; between or among the individual members or parts of: to swing through the trees; This book has passed through many hands.

over the surface of, by way of, or within the limits or medium of: to travel through a country; to fly through the air.

during the whole period of; throughout: They worked through the night.

having reached the end of; done with: to be through one’s work.

to and including: from 1900 through 1950.

by the means or instrumentality of; by the way or agency of: It was through him they found out.

by reason of or in consequence of: to run away through fear.

in at the first step of a process, treatment, or method of handling, passing through subsequent steps or stages in order, and finished, accepted, or out of the last step or stage: The body of a car passes through 147 stages on the production line. The new tax bill finally got through Congress.

adverb

in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to push a needle through; just passing through.

all the way; along the whole distance: This train goes through to Boston.

throughout: soaking wet through.

from the beginning to the end: to read a letter through.

to the end: to carry a matter through.

to a favorable or successful conclusion: He barely managed to pull through.

adjective

having completed an action, process, etc.; finished: Please be still until I’m through. When will you be through with school?

at the end of all relations or dealings: My sister insists she’s through with selfish friends.

passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to the other: a through wound coming left to right and out the other side.

traveling or moving to a destination without changing of trains, planes, etc.: a through flight.

(of a road, route, way, course, etc., or of a ticket, routing order, etc.) admitting continuous or direct passage; having no interruption, obstruction, or hindrance: a through highway; through ticket.

(of a bridge truss) having a deck or decks within the depth of the structure.Compare deck (def. 16).

of no further use or value; washed-up: Critics say he’s through as a writer.

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Idioms about through

    through and through,

    1. through the whole extent of; thoroughly: cold through and through.
    2. from beginning to end; in all respects: an aristocrat through and through.

Origin of through

before 900; Middle English (preposition and adv.), metathetic variant of thourgh,Old English thurh, cognate with German durch; akin to Old English therh,Gothic thairh through, Old High German derh perforated, Old English thyrel full of holes (adj.), hole (noun). See thirl

synonym study for through

8. See by.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH through

threw, through

Words nearby through

throttle-body injection, Throttlebottom, throttlehold, throttle lever, throttle valve, through, through a glass darkly, through and through, through bass, through bridge, through-composed

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Words related to through

over, straight, about, buttoned-up, complete, completed, concluded, ended, finis, finished, in the bag, terminated, constant, free, nonstop, one-way, opened, rapid, regular, straightforward

How to use through in a sentence

  • Fluoride first entered an American water supply through a rather inelegant technocratic scheme.

  • We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.

  • The questions going through my mind are: How on earth are there Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in the heart of Paris?

  • Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.

  • It opens with Huckabee’s dramatic recollection of going through security at the airport.

  • Before Ripperda could unclasp his lips to reply, the stranger had opened the door, and passed through it like a gliding shadow.

  • A constant sense of easy balance should be developed through poising exercises.

  • This city stands upon almost two equal parts on each side the river that passes through.

  • Nothing remarkable occurred in our march through this country.

  • Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.

British Dictionary definitions for through


preposition

going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side ofa path through the wood

occupying or visiting several points scattered around in (an area)

as a result of; by means ofthe thieves were captured through his vigilance

mainly US up to and includingMonday through Friday

duringthrough the night

at the end of; having (esp successfully) completed

through with having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)

adjective

(postpositive) having successfully completed some specified activity

(on a telephone line) connected

(postpositive) no longer able to function successfully in some specified capacityas a journalist, you’re through

(prenominal) (of a route, journey, etc) continuous or unbrokena through train

adverb

through some specified thing, place, or period of time

thoroughly; completely

Also: (informal or poetic) thro’, (informal or poetic) thro, (chiefly US) thru

Word Origin for through

Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh

Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with through


In addition to the idioms beginning with through

  • through and through
  • through one’s hat
  • through one’s head
  • through one’s mind
  • through rose-colored glasses
  • through the mill
  • through the motions
  • through thick and thin

, see

  • break through
  • carry through
  • come through
  • come up (through)
  • cross (pass through) one’s mind
  • fall between (through) the cracks
  • fall through
  • follow through
  • get through
  • get through one’s head
  • go through
  • go through channels
  • go through the motions
  • go through the roof
  • jump through hoops
  • leaf through
  • let daylight through
  • let slip (through the fingers)
  • lie through one’s teeth
  • live through
  • muddle through
  • pay through the nose
  • pull through
  • put through
  • put someone through his or her paces
  • rise through the ranks
  • run through
  • sail through
  • see through
  • see through rose-colored glasses
  • sink through the floor
  • sit out (through)
  • sleep through
  • squeak by (through)
  • squeeze through
  • talk through one’s hat
  • think through
  • win through
  • work one’s way into (through)

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

through
θru:
1. предл.
1) указывает на пространственные отношения через, сквозь, по The burglar came through the window. ≈ Грабитель проник в дом через окно. The River Thames flows through London. ≈ Темза протекает через Лондон. The road goes through the forest. ≈ Дорога проходит по лесу. Minute particles diffused through the atmosphere. ≈ Мельчайшие частицы проникли в воздух.
2) указывает на временные отношения : а) в течение, в продолжение He won’t live through the night. ≈ Он не доживет до утра. The children are too young to sit through a long concert. ≈ Дети еще слишком малы, чтобы высидеть длинный концерт. all through his reign ≈ в течение всего срока его правления б) амер. по;
вплоть до (какого-л. определенного времени) from Monday through Friday ≈ с понедельника по пятницу Syn : up to
3) в сочетаниях, имеющих переносное значение в, через He went through many hardships. ≈ Он прошел через много трудностей. He got through the examinations. ≈ Он выдержал экзамены.
4) через (посредство) , от I learnt of the position through a newspaper advertisment. ≈ Я узнал об этой вакансии из рекламы в газете. Syn : by means of, by means
5) по причине, вследствие, из-за, благодаря The accident happened through no fault of yours. ≈ Этот авария произошла не по вашей вине.
2. нареч.
1) насквозь;
совершенно soaked through ≈ насквозь промокший Syn : completely, absolutely, quite
2) а) от начала до конца;
в сочетании с глаголами передается приставками пере-, про- He won’t let us through. ≈ Он нас не пропустит. Did your brother get through? ≈ Ваш брат выдержал экзамены? Read the book through carefully. ≈ Прочитайте книгу внимательно от начала до конца. Syn : throughout
2. ∙ through and through — be through — get through — put through
3. прил.
1) беспересадочный, прямой through train ≈ прямой поезд through passenger ≈ пассажтр, которому не нужно совершать в пути пересадку Syn : direct
1.
2) беспрепятственный, свободный a through road ≈ свободный путь Syn : unhampered, unhindered
прямой, беспересадочный, транзитный, сквозной;
прямого сообщения — * connections прямое сообщение — * train прямой поезд — * passenger транзитный пассажир — * ticket билет на поезд прямого сообщения — * traffic сквозное движение — * highway шоссе без светофоров;
дорога для скоростного движения свободный, беспрепятственный — * passage свободный проход основательный, капитальный — * repairs (морское) капитальный ремонт указывает на: сквозное движение: насквозь — to pierce smth. * проткнуть что-л. насквозь — he struck his enemy with his spear right * он пронзил своего врага копьем — soaked /wet/ * промокший насквозь — chilled * продрогший до костей, окоченевший от холода движение до конечного пункта (о поездах и т. п.) : прямо, до места, до пункта назначения — to buy * to one’s farthest destination купить прямой билет до места назначения — the next train goes /runs/ * to B. следующий поезд идет прямо до В. — the luggage was registered * багаж был отправлен до станции назначения устранение препятствий для въезда, входа, включения и т. п. — to let smb. * впустить кого-л. — England are * to the semifinal Англия вышла в полуфинал совершение действия в течение целого периода времени: весь, целый — he studied the whole summer * он занимался все лето совершение действия (от начала) до конца или на его исчерпывающий характер: до конца;
передается тж. глагольными приставками про-, за-, с- и др. — to look smth. * просмотреть что-л. (до конца) — to sing a song * спеть всю песню — to carry smth. * завершить что-л.;
провести что-л. до конца — to put * a plan провести /осуществить/ план — he heard the speech * without interruption он прослушал всю речь не перебивая — to go * with smth. довести что-л. до конца — I will go * with it, whatever happens что бы ни случилось, я доведу дело до конца — to be * with smth. окончить что-л. — is the work * yet? закончена ли работа? — he is * with school он окончил школу — he is * with his work он окончил работу — I’m nearly * with the book я почти кончил книгу — are you *? (американизм) вы закончили разговор? (по телефону) — to get * with smth. (разговорное) закончить что-л. отказ от чего-л., оставление чего-л. — to be * with smth. покончить с чем-л., бросить что-л. — he is * with drinking он бросил пить — he is * with school он бросил школу — he is * with his work он бросил работу — he is * with his family он бросил /оставил/ семью — to get * with smth. (разговорное) покончить с чем-л. — to be * with smb. порвать с кем-л. — I’m * with that fellow я порвал /разделался/ с этим парнем — he’ll change his tune when I’m * with him я с ним поговорю по-свойски, и он (у меня) запоет иначе — I’m * with you, we’re * между нами все кончено исчерпанность возможностей субъекта — he’s * in politics в политике он конченый человек, его политическая карьера закончилась — the horse is * лошадь выбилась из сил, лошадь загнали измерение по диаметру: в диаметре — a tree measuring twelwe inches * дерево, имеющее двенадцать дюймов в диаметре установление телефонной связи — to get * to smb. связаться с кем-л. — to put smb. * соединить кого-л. — I’m putting you * to the secretary я соединяю вас с секретарем — are you *? вас соединили?, вам ответили? > * and * совершенно, до конца, вполне;
основательно;
снова и снова > to read a book * and * прочесть книгу от корки до корки > he is an honest man * and * он в высшей степени честный человек > he knows his business * and * он основательно /досконально/ знает свое дело > he read the letter * and * он вновь и вновь перечитывал письмо > to fall /to drop/ * окончиться безрезультатно, провалиться > the deal fell * сделка не состоялась /провалилась/ > the plan for our trip fell * план нашей поездки сорвался указывает на: прохождение через какой-л. предмет или движение через какую-л. среду: через, сквозь — a path (going /leading/) * the woods тропинка (ведущая) через лес — he pushed * the crowd он протиснулся сквозь толпу — to drive a nail * the board гвоздем пробить доску насквозь — to make a hole * smth. сделать дыру в чем-л., продырявить что-л. — he put his arms * the straps of his pack он продел руки в лямки рюкзака — she drew her hand * his arm она взяла его под руку — to walk * the door пройти через дверь — the stone flew * the open window камень влетел в открытое окно — he went out * the kitchen он ушел через кухню — the sun is breaking * the clouds сквозь тучи пробивается солнце — he speaks * the nose он говорит в нос, он гнусавит — an idea flashed * my mind у меня промелькнула мысль проникновение взгляда через какое-л. отверстие, света через какую-л. среду и т. п.: через, сквозь — * the keyhole через /сквозь/ замочную скважину — to look * a telescope смотреть в телескоп — we looked * the window at the street через окно мы смотрели на улицу восприятие более слабого звука на фоне более сильного: сквозь — we could hear him * the noise мы слышали его, несмотря на шум;
его голос доносился сквозь шум — we couldn’t hear him * the noise шум заглушал его слова, мы не слышали его из-за шума — to talk * the radio говорить, заглушая радио (часто all *) распространение движения по какой-л. территории: по — all * the country по всей стране — they drove * Czechoslovakia они пересекли Чехословакию /ехали по Чехословакии/ — to walk * the wood идти по лесу — he followed her * the streets он шел за ней по улицам — a sigh of relief went * the audience вздох облегчения пронесся по всему залу движение в какой-л. среде или в каких-л. условиях: по — to fly * the air лететь по воздуху — to sail * the water плыть по воде — the drove * a dark winter day они ехали темным зимним днем — he walked all day * heavy rain он шел под сильным дождем весь день — journey * time and space путешествие во времени и в пространстве /сквозь время и пространство/ (часто all *) протекание действия в течение целого периода времени: в течение, в продолжение — * many centuries в течение многих веков — every day * November and December каждый день в течение всего ноября и декабря — all * the day весь день, в течение всего дня — all * his life в течение всей его жизни, всю его жизнь — they will continue the construction * the winter months строительство будет продолжаться всю зиму — he stayed with them * Saturday он пробыл у них всю субботу — he won’t last * the night он не доживет до утра — he’s slept * a thunderstorm он проспал всю грозу;
он крепко спал, пока бушевала гроза продолжение действия до определенного срока включительно: с… по… (включительно) — 1961 * 1962 с 1961 г. по 1962 г. включительно — from May * September с мая по сентябрь включительно — numbers 1 * 30 номера от первого до тридцатого включительно — sizes 9 * 19 размеры с 9 по 19 включительно — 7th grade * high school от седьмого класса (вплоть) до окончания средней школы посредника: через — he did it * an agent он сделал это через посредника — he spoke * an interpreter он объяснялся через переводчика — he sees only * your eyes он на все смотрит вашими глазами — to send smth. * the post послать что-л. по почте источник: из, от, по, через — I learned it * your secretary я узнал об этом от /через/ вашего секретаря — he learned it * reports он узнал об этом из сообщений — * personal experience по личному опыту инструмент или способ: через, путем;
посредством — * the agency of посредством, при помощи — * smb.’s help с чьей-л. помощью, благодаря чьей-л. помощи — to express ideas * words выражать мысли посредством /с помощью/ слов — he educated himself * correspondence courses он окончил заочные курсы — only * work can you attain good results только работа поможет вам добиться хороших результатов преодоление препятствия, опасности и т. п.: через — to pass * many dangers преодолеть /пройти через/ множество опасностей — the child came very well * the illness ребенок хорошо перенес болезнь — he was going * a difficult time он переживал тяжелое время — they helped him * hard times они поддержали его в трудное время;
все это трудное время они помогали ему — he has got * his examinations он сдал экзамены — the bill was put * Congress last week законопроект был проведен в конгрессе на прошлой неделе — the bill passed * Parliament законопроект прошел через парламент — he’s been * it /* a lot/ он здорово натерпелся, ему пришлось несладко, он повидал всякое движение без остановки у препятствия — to drive * a red light проехать на красный свет совершение действия от начала до конца;
передается глагольными приставками про-, пере- — to go * the accounts просмотреть счета — to go * college пройти курс обучения в колледже — to go * smb.’s pockets обыскать кого-л., проверить содержимое чьих-л. карманов — we are * school at three o’clock занятия в школе кончаются у нас в три часа — I’m half way * this book я наполовину прочитал эту книгу — when I’m * my work когда я закончу работу — it was half way * act 1 that I saw him прошла уже половина 1-го действия, когда я увидел его быстрое доведение действия до конца;
передается глагольной приставкой про- — he could go * three books in a day он может проглотить три книги за один день — he went * a fortune in one year за год он промотал состояние причину: из-за, по (причине) ;
благодаря — * error по ошибке — to lose an opportunity * indecision упустить возможность из-за нерешительности — she refused help * pride она отказалась от помощи из гордости — it was all * you that we were late мы опоздали из-за вас — it happened * no fault of mine это произошло не по моей вине — we succeeded * his help мы добились успеха благодаря его помощи — * illness he lost the use of his legs в результате болезни у него отнялись ноги > to see * smth., smb. видеть что-л., кого-л. насквозь > I can see * him я его насквозь вижу > to see * the trick разгадать фокус /трюк/, не дать себя провести /обмануть/ > to put smb. * it подвергнуть кого-л. строжайшему /жесткому/ допросу, допросить кого-л. с пристрастием > to see smb. * smth. помочь кому-л. сделать что-л. > * the length and breadth (of) вдоль и поперек > to travel * the length and breadth of the country исколесить всю страну
~ and ~ совершенно, насквозь, до конца, во всех отношениях;
an aristocrat through and through аристократ до кончиков пальцев
to be ~ (with) закончить (что-л.) to be ~ (with) покончить (с чем-л.) to be ~ (with) разг. пресытиться (чем-л.) ;
устать (от чего-л.) ;
to put a person through соединить (кого-л.) (по телефону)
through prep в сочетаниях, имеющих переносное значение в, через;
to flash through the mind промелькнуть в голове
to go ~ many trials пройти через много испытаний
he slept the whole night ~ он проспал всю ночь;
to carry through довести до конца
he was examined ~ an interpreter его допрашивали через переводчика
~ насквозь;
совершенно;
I am wet through я насквозь промок
I have read the book ~ я прочел всю книгу;
to get through пройти;
to look through просмотреть
~ prep через (посредство) , от;
I heard of you through your sister я слышал о вас от вашей сестры
~ prep указывает на временные отношения: амер. включительно;
May 10 through June 15 с 10 мая по 15 июня включительно
to be ~ (with) разг. пресытиться (чем-л.) ;
устать (от чего-л.) ;
to put a person through соединить (кого-л.) (по телефону)
they marched ~ the town они прошли по городу;
through this country по всей стране
~ and ~ снова и снова ~ and ~ совершенно, насквозь, до конца, во всех отношениях;
an aristocrat through and through аристократ до кончиков пальцев
~ свободный, беспрепятственный;
through passage свободный проход
~ прямой, беспересадочный;
through ticket сквозной билет;
through service беспересадочное сообщение
~ prep указывает на пространственные отношения через, сквозь, по;
through the gate через ворота
~ prep указывает на временные отношения: в течение, в продолжение;
through the night всю ночь
they marched ~ the town они прошли по городу;
through this country по всей стране
~ прямой, беспересадочный;
through ticket сквозной билет;
through service беспересадочное сообщение
to wait ~ ten long years прождать десять долгих лет
~ prep по причине, вследствие, из-за, благодаря;
we lost ourselves through not knowing the way мы заблудились из-за того, что не знали дороги
you are ~! абонент у телефона, говорите!

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  • through — [ θru ] function word *** Through can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): They were riding through a forest. as an adverb (without a following noun): There s a hole in the roof where the rain comes through. as an …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • through — [thro͞o] prep. [ME thurgh, thrugh < OE thurh, akin to Ger durch < IE base * ter , through, beyond > L trans, across, Sans tiráḥ, through] 1. in one side and out the other side of; from end to end of 2. a) in the midst of [flying through… …   English World dictionary

  • Through — Through, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh, [thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru, OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth. [thorn]a[ i]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [root]53. Cf. {Nostril}, {Thorough} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through — Through, a. 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Through — Through, adv. 1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through. [1913 Webster] 2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through. [1913 Webster] 3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • through — There are two important uses which are still regarded as Americanisms but are beginning to make an impression on BrE: 1. As a preposition meaning ‘up to and including’, as in Monday through Friday. British speakers are aware of this use but still …   Modern English usage

  • through — c.1300, metathesis of O.E. þurh, from W.Gmc. *thurkh (Cf. O.S. thuru, O.Fris. thruch, M.Du. dore, Du. door, O.H.G. thuruh, Ger. durch, Goth. þairh through ), from PIE root *tere through (Cf. Skt. tirah, Avestan …   Etymology dictionary

  • through — [adj1] done buttoned up*, complete, completed, concluded, ended, finis*, finished, in the bag*, over, terminated, wound up*, wrapped up*; concepts 531,548 Ant. incomplete, unfinished through [adj2] direct constant, free, nonstop, one way, opened …   New thesaurus

  • through — ► PREPOSITION & ADVERB 1) moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening or location). 2) so as to make a hole or passage in. 3) (preposition ) expressing the position or location of something beyond (an opening or an obstacle). 4)… …   English terms dictionary

  • through — through; through·ly; through·ith·er; …   English syllables

  • through — I adjective completed, concluded, decided, done, done with, ended, finished, set at rest, settled, terminated II (By means of) adverb by means of, by the hand of, by way of, using, using the help of III (From beginning to end) adverb …   Law dictionary

через, посредством, сквозной, прямой, благодаря, насквозь, пролезать

предлог

- указывает на:
- прохождение через какой-л. предмет или движение через какую-л. среду через, сквозь

- проникновение взгляда через какое-л. отверстие, света через какую-л. среду и т. п. через, сквозь

through the keyhole — через /сквозь/ замочную скважину
to look through a telescope — смотреть в телескоп
we looked through the window at the street — через окно мы смотрели на улицу

- восприятие более слабого звука на фоне более сильного сквозь

we could hear him through the noise — мы слышали его, несмотря на шум; его голос доносился сквозь шум
we couldn’t hear him through the noise — шум заглушал его слова, мы не слышали его из-за шума
to talk through the radio — говорить, заглушая радио

- (часто all through) распространение движения по какой-л. территории по

all through the country — по всей стране
they drove through Czechoslovakia — они пересекли Чехословакию /ехали по Чехословакии/
to walk through the wood — идти по лесу
he followed her through the streets — он шёл за ней по улицам
a sigh of relief went through the audience — вздох облегчения пронёсся по всему залу

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прилагательное

- прямой, беспересадочный, транзитный, сквозной; прямого сообщения

through connections — прямое сообщение
through train — прямой поезд
through passenger — пассажир, путешествующий прямым поездом
through ticket — билет на поезд прямого сообщения
through traffic — сквозное движение; прямое сообщение
through highway [street] — шоссе [улица] без светофоров; дорога [улица] для скоростного движения

- свободный, беспрепятственный

through passage — свободный проход

- основательный, капитальный

through repairs — мор. капитальный ремонт

наречие

- указывает на:
- сквозное движение насквозь

to pierce smth. through — проткнуть что-л. насквозь
he struck his enemy with his spear right through — он пронзил своего врага копьём
soaked /wet/ through — промокший насквозь
chilled through — продрогший до костей, окоченевший от холода

- движение до конечного пункта (о поездах и т. п.) прямо, до места, до пункта назначения

to buy through to one’s farthest destination — купить прямой билет до места назначения
the next train goes /runs/ through to B. — следующий поезд идёт прямо до B.
the luggage was registered through — багаж был отправлен до станции назначения

- устранение препятствий для въезда, входа, включения и т. п.:

to let smb. through — впустить кого-л.
England are through to the semifinal. — Англия прошла в полуфинал.

- совершение действия в течение целого периода времени весь, целый

he studied the whole summer through — он занимался всё лето

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Словосочетания

a letter shot through with the writer’s personality — письмо, насквозь пронизанное личностью писателя  
to blow through pipe-line — продувать трубопровод  
to run a board through planer — строгать доску  
to break through security lines — прорваться сквозь оборонительные линии  
to break a trail through the woods — проложить тропу через лес  
to bustle through a crowd — пробиваться сквозь толпу  
to button through — застёгиваться на пуговицы сверху донизу  
to put through a call — соединяться по телефону  
selling through catalogues — торговля по каталогам  
blood circulates through the body — кровь циркулирует в организме  
to come through in the clutch — пройти через серьёзные испытания  

Примеры с переводом

I looked through the window.

Я посмотрел через окно.

The store is open Monday through Saturday.

Магазин открыт с понедельника по субботу.

Read the book through carefully.

Прочитайте книгу внимательно от начала до конца.

He won’t live through the night.

Он не доживёт до утра.

Please hold the line and I’ll put you through.

Пожалуйста, оставайтесь на линии, я соединю вас.

I tried phoning you, but I couldn’t get through.

Я пытался дозвониться до тебя, но мне не удалось.

I learnt of the position through a newspaper advertisement.

Я узнал об этой вакансии из рекламы в газете.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

throughly  — совершенно, тщательно, до конца, основательно, вполне

Other forms: throughly

As an adjective, through means finished or done. As an adverb it can mean backward and forward, completely, up to and including, or all the way to the end. The preposition through means in and out of.

Through has lots of meanings. If you finished your homework you might shout — gleefully — «I’m through!» Those people who wouldn’t be quiet talked through the entire movie. The first half of the alphabet are the letters A through M. If you’ve memorized the multiplication table, you know the whole thing through. And, of course, you walk through a door.

Definitions of through

  1. adjective

    having finished or arrived at completion

    “after the treatment, the patient is
    through except for follow-up”

    “almost
    through with his studies”

    synonyms:

    done, through with

    finished

    ended or brought to an end

  2. adjective

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

    “a
    through street”

    “a
    through bus”

    through traffic”

    Synonyms:

    direct

    direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

  3. adverb

    from beginning to end

  4. adverb

    over the whole distance

    “this bus goes
    through to New York”

  5. “think this
    through very carefully!”

  6. 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”

    synonyms:

    through and through

  7. “this cylinder measures 15 inches
    through

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through prep (in one end and out another) через, сквозь предл
    насквозь нар
  The bullet went through his body.
  Пуля прошла навылет сквозь его тело.
through prep (by way of) через предл
  We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans.
  Мы проезжали через Сент-Луис по дороге в Новый Орлеан.
through prep US, informal (to the end of) (весь промежуток времени) в течение, в продолжение, на протяжении предл
    весь мест
  It was cold here through March.
  Здесь было холодно в течение всего марта.
  Здесь было холодно весь март.
through prep (because of) (указ. на причину) по причине, вследствие, из-за предл
  He failed his exams through not studying enough.
  Он провалился на экзаменах из-за того, что не учился как следует.

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