through

through¹ W1S1 [θru:] prep, adv

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1¦(door/passage etc)¦

2¦(cutting/breaking)¦

3¦(across an area)¦

4¦(see through something)¦

5¦(past a place)¦

6¦(time)¦

7¦(process/experience)¦

8¦(competitions)¦

9¦(because of something)¦

10¦(by means of something/somebody)¦

11¦(parliament/congress)¦

12¦(until)¦

13 halfway through (something)

14¦(telephone)¦

15¦(completely)¦

16 through and through

17¦(all the way)¦

18¦(use quickly)¦

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1.) ¦(DOOR/PASSAGE ETC)¦

into one side or end of an entrance, passage, hole etc and out of the other side or end

▪ She smiled at him as he walked through the door.

▪ Water will be pumped through a pipe.

▪ I managed to squeeze through a gap in the hedge.

▪ They were suddenly plunged into darkness as the train went through a tunnel.

▪ There were people standing in the doorway and I couldn't get through.

through to

▪ I went through to the kitchen to see who was there.

2.) ¦(CUTTING/BREAKING)¦

cutting or breaking something, or making a hole from one side of it to the other

▪ A football came crashing through the window.

straight/right/clean through

▪ The bullet passed straight through his skull.

3.) ¦(ACROSS AN AREA)¦

from one side of an area to the other or between a group of things

▪ We passed through France on our way to Italy.

▪ We made our way through the village to the farm.

▪ The wind howled through the trees.

▪ He had to push his way through the crowd to get to her.

▪ Let me through - I'm a doctor.

get through/make it through

(=reach a place after a difficult journey)

▪ You'll never get through - the snow's two metres deep.

▪ Rescue teams have finally made it through to the survivors.

▪ We drove right through the town centre.

▪ Carry on straight through the village.

4.) ¦(SEE THROUGH SOMETHING)¦

if you see something through glass, a window etc, you are on one side of the glass etc and it is on the other

▪ I could see her through the window.

▪ I could see right through the thin curtains.

5.) ¦(PAST A PLACE)¦

past a place where you are supposed to stop

▪ It took us ages to get through passport control.

▪ He drove straight through a red light.

6.) ¦(TIME)¦

during and to the end of a period of time

▪ The cold weather continued through the spring.

▪ He slept right through the day.

▪ The fighting went on all through the night.

7.) ¦(PROCESS/EXPERIENCE)¦

from the beginning to the end of a process or experience

▪ The book guides you through the whole procedure of buying a house.

▪ When you have been through a terrible experience like that, it takes a long time to recover.

▪ It's a miracle that these buildings came through the war undamaged.

8.) ¦(COMPETITIONS)¦

past one stage in a competition to the next stage

through to

▪ This is the first time they've ever made it through to the final.

▪ They didn't even get through the first round of the contest.

9.) ¦(BECAUSE OF SOMETHING)¦

because of something

▪ How many working days were lost through sickness last year?

10.)¦(BY MEANS OF SOMETHING/SOMEBODY)¦

by means of a particular method, service, person etc

▪ She got her first job through an employment agency.

▪ a success that was achieved through co-operative effort and wise leadership

▪ I heard about it through a friend.

11.) ¦(PARLIAMENT/CONGRESS)¦

if a proposal passes through a parliament, it is agreed and accepted as a law

▪ A special bill was rushed through Congress to deal with the emergency.

12.) ¦(UNTIL)¦

May through June/Wednesday through Friday etc

AmE from May until June, from Wednesday until Friday etc

▪ The store is open Monday through Saturday.

13.) halfway through (sth)

in the middle of an event or period of time

▪ I left halfway through the film.

14.) ¦(TELEPHONE)¦

BrE connected to someone by telephone

▪ I tried phoning you, but I couldn't get through .

▪ Please hold the line and I'll put you through .

through to

▪ Did you manage to get through to her?

15.) ¦(COMPLETELY)¦

wet through/cooked through etc informal

completely wet, cooked etc

▪ You're wet through. What on earth have you been doing?

▪ It should only take a few minutes to heat this through.

16.) through and through

if someone is a particular type of person through and through, they are completely that type of person

▪ I'll say one thing for Sandra - she's a professional through and through.

17.) ¦(ALL THE WAY)¦

through to London/Paris etc

as far as London, Paris etc

▪ Does this train go through to Glasgow?

18.) ¦(USE QUICKLY)¦

get/go/run through sth

to use a lot of something quickly

▪ George Ward started smoking at the age of nine, and at one time he was getting through 80 a day.

▪ By the end of the year he had run through all the money inherited from his father.

through ²

through² adj

1.) be through (with sb/sth) informal

a) to have finished doing something or using something

▪ I'm not through just yet - I should be finished in an hour.

▪ Are you through with the computer yet?

b) to no longer be having a relationship with someone

▪ That's it! Simon and I are through.

▪ I'm through with you!

2.) through train

a train by which you can reach a place, without having to use other trains

3.) through road

a road that joins cities, towns, or villages together