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through

through

416 1.0
Completely from the beginning to the end
  • adverb
  • /θruː/
translation icon : a fondo
  • The seminar will guide you through the entire process step-by-step.
  • go through
  • get through
  • follow through

Examples

  • So let me take you through an example here.

  • These things you only find out through practical testing.

  • And it's through hard work, through reading, through experience.

  • But you can also do that through gifts, through aid.

  • But the world will have to learn through adversity.

  • Some men are prospectors through and through, and Jackfish was one of them.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • We're almost through.

  • She completed the project through every detail.

  • He read the entire book through in one sitting, captivated by the story.

Synonyms

way
vsthrough
  • Informal
177 6.0

Completely until the end

expresses the idea neutrally for many situations beyond processes
through and through
vsthrough
  • Informal
23 3.5

Completely in every part

focuses on whole process from start to finish rather than each part

Idioms

26 5.0

To do something without real effort or interest because it is expected

23 3.5

Completely in every part

To have a very hard and painful time in life

11 7.6

Say something that is not true in a bold, obvious way

11 3.3

In all situations, both good and bad, people stay loyal and support each other

Looking at something from a certain point of view

4 8.0

Give much more money than normal for something

Remove slow official rules to make things happen faster

2 5.7

To rise very quickly to a much higher level

All the difficult and important things people go through together

To make someone understand or accept something after many tries

1 9.1

Entering a strange, unreal world where usual rules are reversed

1 7.4

Do a difficult task because someone in charge asks you to

1 9.9

To say things without knowing the facts or that are not true

See something in a new way to understand it better

To find big holes in a law or plan and use them

To end something completely so it cannot continue

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

Very messy and untidy as if after a rough time

A very hard task that is almost impossible

A person from Sunderland who strongly shows local pride and ways

To go through stages more easily as you gain confidence

To finally understand or accept something difficult

7.2

To experience many hard tests or problems

To experience a very difficult and stressful time

Treat someone or something very harshly and damage them

To notice small important details while keeping the whole situation in mind

through the wazoo
  • Offensive
9.9

In very large amounts

To act very carefully in a difficult situation to avoid mistakes or offend people

To leave a place very quickly

Compounds

14 4.2

A complete rehearsal of a play or presentation without stopping

The act of finishing a task or keeping a promise to do what was planned

follow-through
  • Specialized
5 4.9

The forward movement after a hit or swing that finishes the action smoothly

4 4.2

An inspection where people go through a place to check for problems

2 3.5

A covered passage through the ground floor of a building

2 3.6

A step-by-step guide that shows how to do something

walk-through
  • Jargon
2 5.1

A rehearsal where actors read scripts and practice stage movements

1 4.9

A short route through a neighborhood that saves time by avoiding busy roads

1 3.9

An opening between a kitchen and dining room for passing food

pull-through
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A cloth on a cord with a weight used to clean a gun barrel

pass-through
  • Specialized
5.1

A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device

9.0

A shipping document that covers a journey using more than one kind of transport

How Thorough

utterly
236 3.6
through
416 1.0
mostly
1.0
partially
198 2.4

Surface Forms

through positive

Etymology

Through comes from the Old English word thurh, which meant 'from one side to the other' and is like the German durch; imagine rain going right 'through' your coat. So when we say something is soaked 'through', we mean it is wet all the way or 'completely' through to the end.