thru
- adverb
- /θru/
- Informal
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de principio a fin
- She read the entire book thru in one sitting, fascinated by the story.
Examples
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We drove straight thru the city without stopping for a break.
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The train runs thru the mountains, offering stunning views along the way.
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And what I want to do tonight may be a little bit ambitious, but I'm hoping to take you on a whistle stop tour thru some of the ideas that have been involved.
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51 THRU OMITTED 52 53 INT REAR CAR NIGHT: Grant and Malcolm still wait in their car.
Fiction book (1993) -
CUT TO: 97 THRU OMITTED 101 100 INT BUNKER DAY ELLIE
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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1.0
From one side of something to the other by going inside it
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3.5
Completely in every part
An old poetic spelling used in writing for the word meaning moving from one side to the other
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
23
2.5
A place, like a restaurant or bank, where you buy things without leaving your car
How Complete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thru is a casual spelling of through, which comes from the old English thurh meaning 'through' or 'all the way'. Since through can mean 'from beginning to end', thru often shows that something is done completely or the whole way.