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- through1 W1S1 [θru:] prep, adv▬▬▬▬▬▬▬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 through17¦(all the way)¦18¦(use quickly)¦▬▬▬▬▬▬▬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 stagethrough 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 etcAmE 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 informalcompletely 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 throughif 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 etcas far as London, Paris etc▪ Does this train go through to Glasgow?18.) ¦(USE QUICKLY)¦get/go/run through sthto 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 2through2 adj1.) be through (with sb/sth) informala) 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 traina train by which you can reach a place, without having to use other trains3.) through roada road that joins cities, towns, or villages together
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
