Search results for 'through':

through or N Amer thru prep 1 going from one side or end of something to the other • a road through the village. 2 from place to place within something; everywhere within it • searched through the house. 3 from the beginning to the end of something • read through the magazine. 4 N Amer up to and including • Tuesday through Thursday. 5 because of something • lost his job through stupidity. 6 by way of, means of or agency of something; by • related through marriage. adverb 1 into and out of; from one side or end to the other • go straight through. 2 from the beginning to the end. 3 into a position of having completed, especially successfully • sat the exam again and got through. 4 to the core; completely • soaked through. 5 Brit in or into communication by telephone • put the caller through. adj 1 said of a journey, route, train or ticket, etc: going or allowing one to go all the way to one's destination without requiring a change of line or train, etc or a new ticket. 2 said of traffic: passing straight through an area or town, etc without stopping. 3 going from one surface, side or end to another • a through road. be through to have no further prospects or intentions in some regard • He is through as a businessman. be through with someone to have no more to do with them. be through with something to have finished or completed it. through and through completely. See also thro'.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon thurh; compare thorough.