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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THROUGH, prep. thru.
1. From end to end, or from side to side; from one surface or limit to the opposite; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
2. Noting passage; as, to pass through a gate or avenue.
Through the gates of iv'ry he dismiss'd
His valiant offspring.
3. By transmission, noting the means of conveyance.
Through these hands this science has passed with great applause.
Material things are presented only through their senses.
4. By means of; by the agency of; noting instrumentality. This signification is a derivative of the last.
Through the scent of water it will bud. Job 14.
Some through ambition, or through thirst of gold,
Have slain their brothers, and their country sold.
Sanctify them through thy truth. John 17.
The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 6.
5. Over the whole surface or extent; as, to ride through the country.
Their tongue walketh through the earth. Psalms 73.
6. Noting passage among or in the midst of; as, to move through water, as a fish; to run through a thicket, as a deer.
THROUGH, adv. thru. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
1. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
2. To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
To carry through, to complete; to accomplish.
To go through, to prosecute a scheme to the end.
1. To undergo; to sustain; as, to go through hardships.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: done, through, through with]
2: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic" adv
1: from beginning to end; "read this book through"
2: over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
3: to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
4: in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
5: 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" [syn: through, through and through]

Merriam Webster's

I. preposition Etymology: Middle English thurh, thruh, through, from Old English thurh; akin to Old High German durh through, Latin trans across, beyond, Sanskrit tarati he crosses over Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) — used as a function word to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of <drove a nail through the board> (2) by way of <left through the door> (3) — used as a function word to indicate passage from one end or boundary to another <a highway through the forest> <a road through the desert> (4) without stopping for ; past <drove through a red light> b. — used as a function word to indicate passage into and out of a treatment, handling, or process <the matter has already passed through her hands> 2. — used as a function word to indicate means, agency, or intermediacy: as a. by means of ; by the agency of b. because of <failed through ignorance> c. by common descent from or relationship with <related through their grandfather> 3. a. over the whole surface or extent of ; throughout <homes scattered through the valley> b. — used as a function word to indicate movement within a large expanse <flew through the air> c. — used as a function word to indicate exposure to a specified set of conditions <put him through hell> 4. — used as a function word to indicate a period of time: as a. during the entire period of <all through her life> b. from the beginning to the end of <the tower stood through the earthquake> c. to and including <Monday through Friday> 5. a. — used as a function word to indicate completion or exhaustion <got through the book> <went through the money in a year> b. — used as a function word to indicate acceptance or approval especially by an official body <got the bill through the legislature> II. adverb Date: before 12th century 1. from one end or side to the other 2. a. from beginning to end b. to completion, conclusion, or accomplishment <see it through> 3. to the core ; completely <soaked through> 4. into the open ; out <break through> III. adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. extending from one surface to another <a through mortise> b. admitting free or continuous passage ; direct <a through road> 2. a. (1) going from point of origin to destination without change or reshipment <a through train> (2) of or relating to such movement <a through ticket> b. initiated at and destined for points outside a local zone <through traffic> 3. a. arrived at completion or accomplishment <is through with the job> b. washed-up, finished

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep., adv., & adj. (also thro', US thru) --prep. 1 a from end to end or from side to side of. b going in one side or end and out the other of. 2 between or among (swam through the waves). 3 from beginning to end (read through the letter; went through many difficulties). 4 because of; by the agency, means, or fault of (lost it through carelessness). 5 US up to and including (Monday through Friday). --adv. 1 through a thing; from side to side, end to end, or beginning to end (went through to the garden; would not let us through). 2 having completed (esp. successfully) (are through their exams). 3 so as to be connected by telephone (will put you through). --attrib.adj. 1 (of a journey, route, etc.) done without a change of line or vehicle etc. or with one ticket. 2 (of traffic) going through a place to its destination. Phrases and idioms: be through colloq. 1 (often foll. by with) have finished. 2 (often foll. by with) cease to have dealings. 3 have no further prospects (is through as a politician). no through road = no thoroughfare. through and through 1 thoroughly, completely. 2 through again and again. Etymology: OE thurh f. WG

Webster's 1913 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, Thrill.] 1. 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. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue. Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant offspring. --Dryden. 3. By means of; by the agency of. Through these hands this science has passed with great applause. --Sir W. Temple. Material things are presented only through their senses. --Cheyne. 4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account. 5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket. 6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Through Through, adv. 1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through. 2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through. 3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through. Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives where we now use thorough; as, through-bred; through-lighted; through-placed, etc. To drop through, to fall through; to come to naught; to fail. To fall through. See under Fall, v. i.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Through bolt, a bolt which passes through all the thickness or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is fixed. Through bridge, a bridge in which the floor is supported by the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf. Deck bridge, under Deck. Through cold, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland. Through stone, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also through stane.] --Sir W. Scott. Through ticket, a ticket for the whole journey. Through train, a train which goes the whole length of a railway, or of a long route.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown below, 'through' is used in phrasal verbs such as 'see through', 'think through', and 'win through'. 1. To move through something such as a hole, opening, or pipe means to move directly from one side or end of it to the other. The theatre was evacuated when rain poured through the roof at the Liverpool Playhouse... Go straight through that door under the EXIT sign... Visitors enter through a side entrance... PREP • Through is also an adverb. He went straight through to the kitchen and took a can of beer from the fridge... She opened the door and stood back to allow the man to pass through. ADV: ADV after v 2. To cut through something means to cut it in two pieces or to make a hole in it. Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones... Rabbits still manage to find a way in. I am sure that some have even taken to gnawing through the metal. PREP • Through is also an adverb. Score lightly at first and then repeat, scoring deeper each time until the board is cut through. ADV: ADV after v 3. To go through a town, area, or country means to travel across it or in it. Go up to Ramsgate, cross into France, go through Andorra and into Spain. ...travelling through pathless woods... PREP • Through is also an adverb. Few know that the tribe was just passing through. ADV: ADV after v 4. If you move through a group of things or a mass of something, it is on either side of you or all around you. We made our way through the crowd to the river... Sybil's fingers ran through the water... PREP • Through is also an adverb. He pushed his way through to the edge of the crowd where he waited. ADV: ADV after v 5. To get through a barrier or obstacle means to get from one side of it to the other. Allow twenty-five minutes to get through Passport Control and Customs... He was one of the last of the crowd to pass through the barrier... PREP • Through is also an adverb. ...a maze of concrete and steel barriers, designed to prevent vehicles driving straight through. ADV: ADV after v 6. If a driver goes through a red light, they keep driving even though they should stop. He was killed at a road junction by a van driver who went through a red light... PREP 7. If something goes into an object and comes out of the other side, you can say that it passes through the object. The ends of the net pass through a wooden bar at each end... PREP • Through is also an adverb. I bored a hole so that the fixing bolt would pass through. ADV: ADV after v 8. To go through a system means to move around it or to pass from one end of it to the other. ...electric currents travelling through copper wires... What a lot of cards you've got through the post! PREP • Through is also an adverb. It is also expected to consider a resolution which would allow food to go through immediately with fewer restrictions. ADV: ADV after v 9. If you see, hear, or feel something through a particular thing, that thing is between you and the thing you can see, hear, or feel. Alice gazed pensively through the wet glass... PREP 10. If something such as a feeling, attitude, or quality, happens through an area, organization, or a person's body, it happens everywhere in it or affects all of it. An atmosphere of anticipation vibrated through the crowd... What was going through his mind when he spoke those amazing words?... PREP 11. If something happens or exists through a period of time, it happens or exists from the beginning until the end. She kept quiet all through breakfast. PREP • Through is also an adverb. We've got a tough programme, hard work right through to the summer... ADV: ADV after v 12. If something happens from a particular period of time through another, it starts at the first period and continues until the end of the second period. (AM; in BRIT, use to) ...open Monday through Sunday from
7:00 am to
10:00 pm... PREP 13. If you go through a particular experience or event, you experience it, and if you behave in a particular way through it, you behave in that way while it is happening. Men go through a change of life emotionally just like women. PREP 14. If you are through with something or if it is through, you have finished doing it and will never do it again. If you are through with someone, you do not want to have anything to do with them again. I'm through with the explaining... ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n 15. You use through in expressions such as half-way through and all the way through to indicate to what extent an action or task is completed. A thirty-nine-year-old competitor collapsed half-way through the marathon and died shortly afterwards. PREP: n PREP n • Through is also an adverb. Stir the pork about until it turns white all the way through. ADV: n ADV 16. If something happens because of something else, you can say that it happens through it. They are understood to have retired through age or ill health... PREP 17. You use through when stating the means by which a particular thing is achieved. Those who seek to grab power through violence deserve punishment... PREP 18. If you do something through someone else, they take the necessary action for you. Do I need to go through my doctor or can I make an appointment direct?... = via PREP 19. If something such as a proposal or idea goes through, it is accepted by people in authority and is made legal or official. It is possible that the present Governor General will be made interim President, if the proposals go through... ADV: ADV after v • Through is also a preposition. They want to get the plan through Congress as quickly as possible. PREP 20. If someone gets through an examination or a round of a competition, they succeed or win. She was bright, learned languages quickly, and sailed through her exams... PREP • Through is also an adverb. Nigeria also go through from that group. ADV: ADV after v 21. When you get through while making a telephone call, the call is connected and you can speak to the person you are phoning. He may find the line cut on the telephone so that he can't get through... ADV: ADV after v 22. If you look or go through a lot of things, you look at them or deal with them one after the other. Let's go through the numbers together and see if a workable deal is possible... PREP 23. If you read through something, you read it from beginning to end. She read through pages and pages of the music I had brought her... PREP • Through is also an adverb. He read the article straight through, looking for any scrap of information that might have passed him by. ADV: ADV after v 24. A through train goes directly to a particular place, so that the people who want to go there do not have to change trains. ...Britain's longest through train journey, 685 miles. ADJ: ADJ n 25. If you say that someone or something is wet through, you are emphasizing how wet they are. I returned to the inn cold and wet, soaked through by the drizzling rain... ADV: adj ADV [emphasis] 26. Through and through means completely and to the greatest extent possible. I've gotten my feet thoroughly soaked and feel frozen through and through... PHRASE: usu n/adj PHR, PHR after v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. prep. 1. From one side, end, or part of to the other. 2. Between the sides of, between the walls of, within. 3. By means of, by the agency of, in consequence of, by the and of. 4. Over the whole surface of. 5. Among, in the midst of. 6. From beginning to end, to the end, throughout. II. ad. 1. From one side or part to the other. 2. From beginning to end. 3. To the end.

Moby Thesaurus

SOL, all bets off, all off, all over, all through, all up, around, at about, at an end, because of, breadthwise, broad side foremost, broadside, broadways, broadwise, by, by dint of, by means of, by use of, by virtue of, by way of, canceled, cleaned up, complete, completed, completely, concluded, dead, decided, defunct, deleted, depthwise, done, done for, done with, down, due to, durante, during, ended, entirely, expunged, extinct, fini, finished, finished up, fully, hereby, herewith, in all respects, in virtue of, including, inclusive of, into, kaput, on, on account of, over, owing to, passing by, passing through, past, pending, per, perfected, perfective, round, round about, set at rest, settled, shot, sideways, sidewise, straight, straightforward, terminated, thanks to, thereby, therewith, thoroughly, through and through, through with, throughout, to, totally, uninterrupted, upon, utterly, via, washed up, whereby, wherewith, wherewithal, wholly, widthways, widthwise, wiped out, with, wound up, wrapped up, zapped