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Definition of "through" []

  • In one side and out the opposite or another side of: went through the tunnel. (preposition)
  • Among or between; in the midst of: a walk through the flowers. (preposition)
  • By way of: climbed in through the window. (preposition)
  • By the means or agency of: bought the antique vase through a dealer. (preposition)
  • Into and out of the handling, care, processing, modification, or consideration of: Her application went through our office. Run the figures through the computer. (preposition)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "through" in a sentence
  • "My lot would have loved the sun for their cycle ride to Walsingham..they were drenched through& through..i expect you would have preferred the rain!"
  • "If we are not yet prepared to be inducted into our national mission, through providential favor, then let us come to it through the inverse method: _through Ulterior and"
  • "I'm through, just _through_ with Vashkowska and her horrid old school."