wade through

wade

 (wād)

v. wad·ed, wad·ing, wades

v.intr.

To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.

v.tr.

To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.

n.

The act or an instance of wading.

Phrasal Verbs:

wade in (or into)

To begin resolutely or energetically to do (something): waded into the task.

wade through

To read (something) with great effort: waded through the school's correspondence.

---

[Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.]

Translations

w>wade through

vi +prep obj

(lit) → waten durch

(fig) → sich (durch)kämpfen durch