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to come through

to come through

49 3.8
To move through something from one side to the other
  • phrasal verb
  • /kʌm θru/
translation icon : atravesar
  • A small bare room, illuminated only by the streetlight coming through the window.
  • come through the window
  • light comes through
  • water comes through

Again, a police cruiser came through and destroyed the flowers.

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Examples

  • As I walked closer to the curtain, I could see the sunlight coming through the thin fabric.

  • We opened the door and it came through.

    The Apparition (2012)

  • ln the morning, it comes through my bedroom window.

    Lianna (1983)

  • Behind them, a bit of light comes through the window.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • So where we had the line buried over here, it comes through right here.

  • There was a little sunlight still coming through the leaves.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Ocean breezes and surf sounds come through the window.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The smoke from the campfire slowly comes through the trees, making the air smell lovely.

  • When the storm passed, sunlight came through the clouds, brightening the entire landscape.

Synonyms

to penetrate
vsto come through
175 4.1

Move through something with effort, for example thick curtains or a jungle

is neutral about effort and focuses on simple crossing from one side to the other
to move through
vsto come through
80 2.1

Pass from one point to another during a journey or process

is about crossing a barrier rather than traveling through an area
to slip through
vsto come through
  • Informal
58 4.2

Pass through something so it is not noticed or stopped

is about crossing physically not about ease speed or escaping notice
to cut through
vsto come through
51 3.0

To go straight across a place, for example through land or a crowd

is broader applying to crossing generally rather than especially direct action
to pass through
vsto come through
44 2.8

To make a liquid or gas go through a filter

is used for the action happening without someone causing it
to break through
vsto come through
43 3.7

To move suddenly through a barrier, as light or a person

is about simple crossing without sudden force or dramatic emergence
to seep into
vsto come through
25 3.0

To move slowly through a surface into something

is about straightforward passing not necessarily slow or leaky movement
to infiltrate
vsto come through
  • Specialized
16 7.3

To move slowly through a material like soil or walls

is about crossing clearly rather than doing so slowly or by filtering
to push through
vsto come through
4 3.8

To break through soil or skin when new growth appears

is general crossing not specific to new growth or first emergence
to pierce through
vsto come through
3 4.4

Move into and through something by making a hole or gap

is about moving through without necessarily breaking or using strong force
to transmigrate
vsto come through
  • Specialized
8.4

To move from one side of a tissue or blood vessel wall to the other

is general crossing applicable to many materials not only biological tissues
to transude
vsto come through
9.9

To pass slowly through a surface and come out as small drops

is general crossing not limited to liquids or small slow release

Antonyms

to block
∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

How Penetrating

to pierce
110 3.5
to penetrate
175 4.1
to come through
49 3.8
to bleed
16 5.8
to seep into
25 3.0

Surface Forms

come through infinitive
came through past
come through past participle
coming through present participle
comes through third person singular

Morphology

come + through

The meaning 'to be successfully received' is directly derivable from combining 'come' (to arrive) with 'through' (moving across or through a medium): a message that 'comes through' has arrived across the channel. This is a transparent motion-to-transmission mapping common in English and found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can readily infer the sense.

Etymology

Come through: This phrase comes from the literal idea of something moving from one side to the other, like sunlight that comes 'through' a window or water that comes 'through' a roof. So come through means 'to pass through' or 'to go from one side to the other'.