through

CEFRA1

/θɹuː/

preposition · adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    From one side or end to the other.

  2. 02

    adverb

    From beginning to end.

Examples

  • Many people drift through life without a purpose.

  • Put the coffee in the filter and let the water run through.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /θɹʉw/
  • /θɹʌf/

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. From one side or end of (something) to the other.

  2. So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.

  3. So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).

More examples

In context

  • Your undaunted spirit will carry you through.

  • I drove through Lausanne on my way from Geneva to Zurich.

  • The bullet went right through his leg.

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Origin

preposition

From Middle English thrugh, thruch, thruh, metathetic variants of thurgh, thurh, from Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷe, suffixed zero-grade from *terh₂- (“to pass through”) + *-kʷe (“and”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian döör (“through”), Saterland Frisian truch (“through”), West Frisian troch (“through”), Dutch door (“through”), German durch (“through”), Luxembourgish duerch (“through”), West Flemish deur (“through”), Yiddish דורך (durkh, “through”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, “through”), Latin trans (“across, over, through”), Albanian tërthor (“through, around”), Welsh tra (“through”). See also thorough.