through

Pronunciation: /θɹuː/

The English word “through” has 20 meanings listed here.

preposition

So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
From one side of (an opening) to the other.
To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
Throughout the duration of.
By way of (a physical passage).
By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
Throughout or across the extent of.
Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
By means of.
In consequence of; as a result of.

adjective

Passing from one side of something to the other.
Finished; complete.
Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
Without a future; done for.
No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.

Etymology

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”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian döör (“through”), Saterland Frisian truch (“through”), West Frisian troch (“through”), Dutch door (“through”),…

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