Word definition: through

Defiintion of through:

[adv] throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"
[adv] from one end or side to the other; "jealousy pierced her through"
[adv] over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York"
[adv] in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
[adv] from beginning to end; "read this book through"
[adv] to completion; "think this through very carefully!"
[adj] having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

Synonyms of through:

done, finished, through and through, through with(p)

Antonyms of through:


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Webster Dictionary (1913) for through:

\Through\, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh,
[thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru,
OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth.
[thorn]a['i]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [root]53. Cf.
{Nostril}, {Thorough}, {Thrill}.]
1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one
   surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at
   the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a
   piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through
   the side of a ship.

2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through
   a door; to go through an avenue.

         Through the gate of ivory he dismissed His valiant
         offspring.                            --Dryden.

3. By means of; by the agency of.

         Through these hands this science has passed with
         great applause.                       --Sir W.
                                               Temple.

         Material things are presented only through their
         senses.                               --Cheyne.

4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through
   the country; to look through an account.

5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a
   fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a
   thicket.

6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion
   of; as, through life; through the year.


\Through\, adv.
1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing
   through.

2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.

3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as,
   to carry a project through.

Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives
      where we now use thorough; as, through-bred;
      through-lighted; through-placed, etc.

{To drop through}, to fall through; to come to naught; to
   fail.

{To fall through}. See under {Fall}, v. i.


\Through\, a.
Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from
the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through
line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of
passage through; as, a through bridge.

{Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness
   or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is
   fixed.

{Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by
   the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so
   that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.
   {Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.

{Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.

{Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also
   {through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.

{Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.

{Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a
   railway, or of a long route.