English dictionary
through
/T/r/u/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a <i>through</i> line; a <i>through</i> ticket; a <i>through</i> train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a <i>through</i> bridge.
Source: webster1913
preposition
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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 <i>through</i> a piece of timber, or <i>through</i> a board; a ball passes <i>through</i> the side of a ship.
Source: webster1913
adverb
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from beginning to end
ExamplesRead this book through.
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over the whole distance
ExamplesThis bus goes through to New York.
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to completion
ExamplesThink this through very carefully!
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in diameter
ExamplesThis cylinder measures 15 inches through.
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throughout the entire extent
ExamplesGot 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.
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From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing <i>through</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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having finished or arrived at completion
ExamplesAfter the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up.
Almost through with his studies.
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(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
ExamplesA through street.
A through bus.
Through traffic.
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