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What is "through" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 31-10-2025 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does through mean in English? Meaning of through definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "through" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "through": having finished or arrived at completion

Adjective

  • Meaning: having finished or arrived at completion
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: done through through with
  • Similar: finished

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": from beginning to end

    Adverb

  • Meaning: from beginning to end
  • Example: read this book through
  • Synonyms: through

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
  • Example: a through street a through bus through traffic
  • Synonyms: through
  • Similar: direct

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": over the whole distance

    Adverb

  • Meaning: over the whole distance
  • Example: this bus goes through to New York
  • Synonyms: through

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": to completion

    Adverb

  • Meaning: to completion
  • Example: think this through very carefully!
  • Synonyms: through

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": in diameter

    Adverb

  • Meaning: in diameter
  • Example: this cylinder measures 15 inches through
  • Synonyms: through

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

    Meaning of "through": throughout the entire extent

    Adverb

  • Meaning: throughout the entire extent
  • Example: 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 through and through

    • Pronunciation in US: thro͞o IPA

    Pronunciation in UK: thro͞o IPA(key)

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    through in English: through
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