[
US
/ˈθɹu/
]
[ UK /θɹˈuː/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈuː/ ]
ADVERB
-
throughout the entire extent
I'm frozen through
boards rotten through and through
knew him through and through
got soaked through in the rain
a letter shot through with the writer's personality -
in diameter
this cylinder measures 15 inches through -
to completion
think this through very carefully! -
from beginning to end
read this book through -
over the whole distance
this bus goes through to New York
ADJECTIVE
-
having finished or arrived at completion
after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
it's a done deed
almost through with his studies
certain to make history before he's done -
(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
a through street
through traffic
a through bus
How To Use through In A Sentence
- On the ranges of Fort Devens, the troops were put through their paces on US weapons, from the stock-in-trade M16 assault rifle to the frighteningly-effective M249 SAW light machine gun.
- Companies need to be able to handle surges, otherwise the cost of generating leads is wasted and prospective customers who cannot get through may get such a bad impression of the company that they do not bother calling back.
- When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes. Christianity Today
- Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
- He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
- Druses were common throughout the mesophyll tissues, and peltate, glandular trichomes were present on both epidermises.
- There were gobs of fat and sinewy bits throughout the whole rib cut - it was soooo wrong.
- His casual reaction, "you're overreacting," "these things happen, right?" suggests they've gone through this before, with presumably the more recent procedure she discussed with her gyno. Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help!
- Another friend notes a shift in the type of gifts given at wedding showers, a reversion to 1950s-style offerings: soup ladles and frilly aprons are being unwrapped along with see-through nighties and push-up bras.
- Race your mate and shake your coconut down through the palm tree!