through

through  (thr)

prep.

1. In one side and out the opposite or another side of: went through the tunnel.

2. Among or between; in the midst of: a walk through the flowers.

3. By way of: climbed in through the window.

4.

a. By the means or agency of: bought the antique vase through a dealer.

b. Into and out of the handling, care, processing, modification, or consideration of: Her application went through our office. Run the figures through the computer.

5. Here and there in; around: a tour through France.

6. From the beginning to the end of: stayed up through the night.

7. At or to the end of; done or finished with, especially successfully: We are through the initial testing period.

8. Up to and including: a play that runs through December; a volume that covers A through D.

9. Past and without stopping for: drove through a red light.

10. Because of; on account of: She succeeded through hard work. He declined the honor through modesty.

adv.

1. From one end or side to another or an opposite end or side: opened the door and went through.

2. From beginning to end; completely: I read the article once through.

3. Throughout the whole extent or thickness; thoroughly: warmed the leftovers clear through; got soaked through in the rain; a letter that was shot through with the writer's personality.

4. Over the total distance; all the way: drove through to their final destination.

5. To a conclusion or an accomplishment: see a matter through.

adj.

1. Allowing continuous passage; unobstructed: a through street.

2.

a. Affording transportation to a destination with few or no stops and no transfers: a through bus; a through ticket.

b. Continuing on a highway without exiting: through traffic; through lanes.

3. Passing or extending from one end, side, or surface to another: a through beam.

4. Having finished; at completion: She was through with the project.

5. Having no further concern, dealings, or connection: I'm through with him.

6.

a. Having no more use, value, or potential; washed-up: That swimmer is through as an athlete.

b. Doomed to death or destruction.

Idiom:

through and through

1. In every part; throughout: wet through and through.

2. In every aspect; completely: a success through and through.

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[Middle English thurh, through, from Old English thurh; see ter-² in Indo-European roots.]

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through

prep

1. going in at one side and coming out at the other side of: he drove through the West of the city

2. occupying or visiting several points scattered around in (an area): a journey through the Scottish Highlands

3. as a result of: diminished responsibility through temporary insanity

4. during: driving for five hours through the night

5. for all of (a period): it rained all through that summer

6. Chiefly US up to and including: from Monday through Saturday

Adjective

1. finished: I'm through with history

2. having completed a specified amount of an activity: he tried to stop the investigation halfway through

3. (on a telephone line) connected

4. no longer able to function successfully in some specified capacity: they are through, they haven't got a chance

5. (of a train, plane flight, etc.) going directly to a place, so that passengers do not have to change: the first ever through train between Singapore and Bangkok

Adverb

1. through a thing, place, or period of time: the script gives up around halfway through

2. extremely or absolutely: I'm soaked through

3. through and through to the greatest possible extent: the boards are rotten through and through [Old English thurh]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	through - 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" done, through with finished - ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
	2.	through - (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic" direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
Adv.	1.	through - from beginning to end; "read this book through"
	2.	through - over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
	3.	through - to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
	4.	through - in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
	5.	through - 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" through and through

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through

preposition 1. via, by way of, by, between, past, in and out of, from end to end of, from one side to the other of

preposition 2. because of, by way of, by means of, by virtue of, with the assistance of, as a consequence or result of

preposition 3. using, via, by way of, by means of, by virtue of, with the assistance of

preposition 4. during, throughout, in the middle of, for the duration of, in

adjective 5. (with with) finished with, done with, having had enough of

adjective 6. completed, done, finished, ended, terminated through and through completely, totally, fully, thoroughly, entirely, altogether, wholly, utterly, to the core, unreservedly

Translations

through [θruː] prep → por, a través de;

(time) → durante (= by means of); por medio de, mediante (= owing to); gracias a

adj [ticket, train] → directo

adv → completamente, de parte a parte; de principio a fin;

(from) Monday through Friday (US) → de lunes a viernes;

to go through sb's papers → mirar entre los papeles de algn;

I am halfway through the book → voy por la mitad del libro;

the soldiers didn't let us through → los soldados no nos dejaron pasar;

to put sb through to sb (TEL) → poner or pasar a algn con algn;

to be through (TEL) → tener comunicación (= have finished); haber terminado;

"no through road" (BRIT) → "calle sin salida"

through [θruː] prep → à travers;

(time) → pendant, durant (= by means of); par, par l'intermédiaire de (= owing to); à cause de

adj [ticket, train, passage] → direct(e)

adv → à travers;

(from) Monday through Friday (US) → de lundi à vendredi;

to let sb through → laisser passer qn;

to put sb through to sb (Tel) → passer qn à qn;

to be through (Brit): (Tel) → avoir la communication;

(esp US) (= have finished); avoir fini;

"no through traffic" (US) → "passage interdit";

"no through road" (Brit) → "impasse"

through [θruː] prep → durch (time) → während (= owing to); infolge +gen

adj [ticket, train] → durchgehend

adv → durch;

(from) Monday through Friday (US) → von Montag bis Freitag;

to be through (Tel) → verbunden sein;

to be through with sb/sth → mit jdm/etw fertig sein;

we're through! → es ist aus zwischen uns!;

"no through road", "no through traffic" (US) → "keine Durchfahrt";

to let sb through → jdn durchlassen;

to put sb through to sb (Tel) → jdn mit jdm verbinden

through [θruː] prep → attraverso;

(time) → per, durante (= by means of); per mezzo di (= owing to); a causa di

adj [ticket, train, passage] → diretto/a

adv → attraverso;

(from) Monday through Friday (US) → da lunedì a venerdì;

I am halfway through the book → sono a metà libro;

to let sb through → lasciar passare qn;

to put sb through to sb (TEL) → passare qn a qn;

to be through (TEL) → ottenere la comunicazione (= have finished); avere finito;

"no through traffic" (US) → "divieto d'accesso";

"no through road" (BRIT) → "strada senza sbocco"

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through

prep through [θruː]

1 into from one direction and out of in the other The water flows through a pipe. deur خِلال през skrz gennem durch διαμέσου, μέσα από a través de läbi از میان läpi dans, à travers דֶרֶך में से kroz keresztül melalui (í) gegn um attraverso ～を通って 통하여 per caur; pa melalui door gjennom przez através de prin сквозь cez skozi kroz igenom ผ่านไป ...-(in için)den/arasından 穿過 через, крізь, по آرپار qua, xuyên qua 穿过

2 from side to side or end to end of He walked (right) through the town. deur خِلال، مِن جِهَة إلى أخْرى през z jednoho konce na druhý gennem durch απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, από τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη a través de läbi سر تا سر lävitse d'un bout à l'autre לְאוֹרֶך כָּל= से तक kroz, preko át melintasi í gegn um attraverso ～じゅうを ...의 끝에서 끝까지 per caur melalui helemaal door gjennom przez através de de la un capăt la altul (al) через; по z jedného konca na druhý skozi kroz igenom จากด้านหนึ่งไปสู่อีกด้านหนึ่งของ bir uçtan öbür uca 通過 через, крізь, по ايک سرے سے دوسرے سرے تک khắp 通过

3 from the beginning to the end of She read through the magazine. deur مِن البِدايَه إلى النِّهايَه открай докрай od začátku do konce igennem durch από την αρχή έως το τέλος de cabo a rabo, de principio a fin, entero täiesti, läbini همه kokonaan en entier עַד הַסוֹף के द्वारा skroz, zasvim végig seluruh frá upphafi til enda completamente ～の終わりまで 처음부터 끝까지 nuo pradžios iki galo viscaur; līdz galam sampai habis helemaal fra ende til annen, gjennom (od początku) do końca completamente în întregime весь od začiatku do konca skozi od početka od kraja igenom ตั้งแต่เริ่มจนกระทั่งถึง ...-in başından sonuna kadar 從頭到尾 від початку до кінця ابتدا سے انتہا تک suốt, hết, từ đầu đến cuối 从头到尾

4 because of He lost his job through his own stupidity. vanweë, danksy بِسَبَب، من خِلال заради vinou på grund af durch εξαιτίας, από, λόγω por, a causa de tõttu به خاطر vuoksi à cause de בִּגלַל शुरु से अन्त तक zbog, radi miatt karena vegna (a causa di) ～によって ...때문에 per dēļ disebabkan door gjennom, på grunn av przez devido a din cauza из-за pre zaradi zbog genom เนื่องจาก yüzünden, ...-den 由於 з причини, внаслідок, через کي وجہ سے vì, bởi vì 由于

5 by way of He got the job through a friend. deur, danksy بواسِطَة чрез prostřednictvím gennem durch μέσω, με τη βοήθεια a través de, gracias a (kellegi, millegi) kaudu از طریق välityksellä par l'intermédiaire de דֶרֶך के कारण preko, pomoću által, révén melalui í gegn um tramite ～を通して ...을 통하여; ...의 덕택으로 dėka ar (kaut kā) palīdzību melalui via gjennom, ved przez, dzięki através de prin (intermediul) благодаря prostredníctvom s pomočjo preko genom ด้วยวิธี ...-ın yardımıyla/sayesinde 經由，以... за допомогою; через کے راستے سے، کے توسط سے nhờ, bằng cách 经由，以...

6 (American) from ... to (inclusive) I work Monday through Friday. tot en met من ...إلى، بما فيه от... до... až do ... (včetně) fra ... til (von...)bis (από...) μέχρι de... a ...st ...ni (nt esmaspäevast reedeni) در طول؛ طی de (...) à (...) (inclus) מ... עַד... से, के अन्त तक od...do ...-tól ...-ig sampai dengan frá .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. til (og með) da (...) a (...) ～から～まで ...부터 ...까지 nuo... iki (imtinai)... no ... līdz hingga tot en met til (og med) od ... do ... włącznie até de... până с...по (включительно) až do ... (vrátane) od (...) do (...) do från ... till ตลอดทั้งหมด ...-dan ...-ya kadar 從...到...(包括頭尾日) протягом سے تک từ.....đến (thời gian) 从...到...（包括头尾日）

adv

into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end He went straight/right through. deur من جِهَةٍ إلى أخْرى، من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه открай докрай srz, napříč igennem durch απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, πέρα για πέρα, ως το τέλος a otro de un lado läbi در؛ داخل lävitse, poikki à travers, de part en part דֶרֶך एक ओर से दूसरी ओर kroz, skroz végig dari awal sampai akhir (út) í gegn attraverso; completamente 通り抜けて 관통하여, 시종 kiaurai, į kitą pusę, iki galo cauri melalui door igjennom na wylot, do końca dum lado ao outro de la un capăt la altul от начала до конца cez, naprieč skozi s jednog kraja na drugi igenom ตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ bir yandan diğer yana; bir uçtan diğer uca 從頭到尾，貫穿 наскрізь; від початку до кінця ادھر سے ادھر تک qua, xuyên qua 从头到尾，贯穿

adj

1 (of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains) There isn't a through train – you'll have to change. deurry, direk قِطار مُباشِر حَتّى آخر مَحَطَّه директен přímý direkte durchgehend κατευθείαν directo otse- بدون توقف؛ یکسره suora yhteys direct כָּל הַדֶרֶך ל- सीधी गाड़ी izravan közvetlen (vonat, út) langsung sem fer alla leið diretto 直通の 직행의 tiesioginis tiešs; tiešas satiksmes- terus doorgaand gjennomgående bezpośredni directo direct прямой priamy direkten do destinacije direkt- ซึ่งเดินทางรวดเดียว aktarmasız, direkt 直達的 прямий, безпересадковий براہ راست chạy suốt 直达的

2 finished Are you through yet? klaar يَنْتَهي приключил hotový færdig fertig τελειωμένος listo, (haber) acabado con algo lõpetanud تمام کرده qui a fini לִגמוֹר खत्म करना biti gotov, završiti kész selesai búinn finito 終えた 끝마친 baigęs pabeidzis habis klaar ferdig gotowy (z czymś) terminado gata, ter­minat закончивший (делать что-л.) hotový gotov gotov färdig ที่เสร็จสิ้น bitirmiş 完成 такий, що закінчив ختم kết thúc 完成

prep throughˈout

1 in all parts of They searched throughout the house. oral في كُل أنْحاء навсякъде po celém gennem hele überall παντού, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη por todas partes läbi kogu سرتاسر kauttaaltaan partout dans בְּכָל- पूरे में skroz, posve mindenütt di seluruh alls staðar í dappertutto ～じゅうを 구석구석까지 visur, po visą visur; viscaur seluruh door heel gjennom/over hele (przez) cały, po całym por toda a parte de prin tot по всему všade povsod po ceo över hela, överallt [] ทุกหนทุกแห่ง her yerinde, bütün ...-de 遍及 через, по всьому تمام کا تمام khắp 遍及

2 from start to finish of She complained throughout the journey. reg deur من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه открай докрай po celý under hele während der/des ganzen... από την αρχή έως το τέλος durante todo, a lo largo de terve aja, läbi kogu در طول؛ سراسر alusta loppuun le long de tout בְּמֶשֶך כָּל- एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक cijelo vrijeme, od početka do kraja véges végig sepanjang í gegnum (alla ferðina) per/durante tutto ～じゅう 시종 per visą viscaur; visu laiku sepanjang van het begin tot het einde van til slutt fra begynnelse przez cały do princípio ao fim de tot timpul в продолжение po celý čas, stále ves čas tokom celog under hela, hela ... igenom ตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ başından sonuna kadar, boyunca 始終 протягом, упродовж شروع سے ختم تک trong suốtthời gian 始终

adv

in every part The house was furnished throughout. oral في كُل مَكان навсякъде skrz, naskrz hele vejen igennem ganz und gar παντού enteramente, por completo üleni, täiesti کاملاً täysin entièrement כוּלוֹ शुरू से अन्त तक skroz, svuda mindenütt seluruhnya út í gegn completamente, interamente すっかり 전체에 visiškai pilnīgi; pavisam di segenap ruang helemaal helt, gjennom det hele wszędzie completamente în întregime полностью úplne popolnoma u potpunosti helt igenom, genomgående, överallt ทั้งหมด baştan başa/ayağa 各處 скрізь; повністю, цілком چاروں طرف mọi chỗ, hết 各处

all through

1 from beginning to end of The baby cried all through the night. reg deur من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه цял po celý hele während der/des ganzen... από την αρχή έως το τέλος durante (todo), de principio a fin läbi kogu, terve سرتاسر؛ در تمام طول koko du début à la fin (de) כָּל הַזְמָן रात भर cijelo vrijeme mindvégig sepanjang frá upphafi til enda durante tutto ずっと 동안 내내 per visą visu laiku sepanjang gedurende gjennom hele przez cały durante todo tot всё время po celý čas, v priebehu vseskozi ceo hela ... igenom โดยตลอด bütün 一直(或整整...) протягом ابتدا سے انتہا تک suốt khoảng thời gian 一直（或整整...）

2 in every part of Road conditions are bad all through the country. reg deur في كُل جُزْءٍ навсякъде v celém, všude over hele überall παντού, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη por/en todo kõikjal در همۀ kaikkialla dans tout, partout לְכָל אוֹרֵך הַ- सारे देश में, देश भर में diljem, posvuda mindenütt di seluruh alls staðar í in tutto どこもかしこも ...의 전체에 걸쳐 온통 visur visur; viscaur seluruh door heel over det hele w całym por todo pretutindeni în по; везде všade, skrz-naskrz povsod širom i hela ทั้งหมด her yerde 到處 через; упродовж ہر حصے ميں trên khắp 到处

soaked, *wet through

very wet His coat was wet through. deurnat, druipnat جِدا прогизнал promočený skrz naskrz gennemvåd durchnaß μούσκεμα empapado, hecho una sopa läbimärg کاملاً خیس läpimärkä trempé רָטוּב מְאוֹד गीला potpuno, skroz teljesen átázott, bőrig ázott basah kuyup gegnblautur zuppo びしょぬれの 흠뻑 젖은 kiaurai permirkęs caurcaurēm slapjš; slapjš līdz ādai basah kuyup doornat gjennomvåt przemoczony do nitki ensopado leoarcă насквозь мокрый úplne premočený skoz in skoz premočen skroz genomvåt, dyblöt เปียกโชกไปทั้งตัว sırılsıklam 濕透, промоклий до нитки بہت گيلا ướt sũng 湿透,

through and through

completely He was a gentleman through and through. volledig, heeltemal كُلِيَّا، تماما напълно se vším všudy helt igennem durch und durch πέρα ως πέρα, τελείως hasta la médula läbi ja läbi کاملاً läpeensä, läpikotaisin complètement לְגָמרֵי पूरा skroz-naskroz minden ízében sepenuhnya út í gegn completamente 全く 완전히, 모든 점에서 iki kaulų smegenų caurcaurēm benar-benar door en door tvers igjennom w każdym calu totalmente desăvârşit во всех отношениях od hlavy po päty popolnoma potpuno helt igenom ทั้งหมด tam olarak, tamamiyle 完全地 цілком; у всіх відношеннях پورے طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地

through with

finished with Are you through with the newspaper yet? klaar met يَنْتَهي مِن приключил hotový s færdig med fertig mit τελειωμένος με κτ. (haber) acabado (con algo/de hacer algo) lõpetanud (millegagi) تمام بودن؛ کاری نداشتن päästä loppuun qui a terminé לִגמוֹר कठिनाइयों के बावजूद शुरू रहना završiti s čime végez vmivel selesai búinn með finito 終えて ...을 끝낸 pabaigęs pabeidzis habis klaar ferdig med gotowy z, mający `z głowy` acabar (de ler, etc.) (care a) terminat cu закончить (с чем-л.) hotový s biti gotov z gotov färdig med ทำเรียบร้อย bitmiş 完成 такий, що закінчив فارغ xong, kết thúc 完成