Through | Mean of through in English Dictionary

/ˈθruː/

• into one side and out the other side of (something)
1. He hit the nail through the wood.
2. She looked through the binoculars.
3. The bullet had gone through his hand.
• from one side or end to another side or end of (something)
1. He just walked through the door.
2. The security guards pushed their way through the crowd.
3. She could see a figure through the fog.
4. I looked through the window.
• without stopping for (a traffic signal, a stop sign, etc.)
1. He got caught driving through a red light.

• by using (someone or something)
1. The leaders communicated through interpreters.
2. I learned of the job opening through her. [=she told me about the job opening]
3. They ruled the country through fear. [=by making people afraid]
• by doing (something)
1. He learned to cook through [=by] watching his mother in the kitchen.
• because of (something)
1. The company's profits increased through improved sales.
2. We will succeed only through [=by means of] hard work.
3. knowledge that is gained through life experience
• over all the parts of (something)
1. The illness swept through the town.
2. The students were given time to go through their notes before the exam.
• from the beginning to the end of (something)
1. He slept through the movie.
2. Many students work through the summer.
3. All through [=throughout] her life, she dreamed of going up into outer space.
4. We left halfway through [=in the middle of] the lecture.
• to a state of official acceptance or approval by (an organization)
1. The vote got the bill through the legislature.
• from one side or end to the other
1. Let these people go through, please.
2. The nail went completely through.
• over the whole distance
1. It snowed heavily, but we made it through.
2. We'll never get through—the mud is too deep.
3. The package was shipped through to New Orleans.
• from the beginning to the end
1. Read the essay through and tell me what you think.
2. The teacher stopped the movie halfway through. [=when it was half finished]
• without stopping
1. The light was red, but he drove straight through.
• to the end of an action, process, or activity
1. I need time to think this problem through. [=to think about it until I understand it completely or have made a decision]
2. He intended to see the project through. [=to continue working until the project was finished]
• in or to every part
1. Her clothes were wet through.
2. He heated the casserole through.
3. You are your mother's child through and through. [=you are like your mother in every way]
4. He is a gentleman through and through.
• in connection with the person you are calling
1. The operator put me through to him.
2. I called, but I couldn't get through.
• having reached the end of an activity, job, etc.
1. I'm not through yet. I have one more topic to discuss.
2. If you're through using the phone, I'd like to use it next.
3. She is almost through with law school. [=she has almost finished law school]
4. He says he's through with gambling. [=he will not gamble anymore]
5. I left when the movie was about halfway through.
• no longer in a romantic relationship
1. Lisa and I are through. [=finished]
2. I'm through with him.
• no longer able to continue in a role, activity, etc.
1. After this scandal, he could be through [=finished] as a politician.
2. His career is through.
• allowing passage from one end to the other
1. Is this a through road/street?
• going the whole distance without stopping
1. The left lane is for through traffic only.