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E. F. Benson

Meaning of "through" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THROUGH

Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THROUGH

through  [θruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THROUGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Through can act as an adjective, an adverb and a preposition.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES THROUGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Preposition and postposition

Prepositions are a grammatically distinct class of words whose most central members characteristically express spatial or temporal relations or serve to mark various syntactic functions and semantic roles. In that the primary function is relational, a preposition typically combines with another constituent to form a prepositional phrase, relating the complement to the context in which the phrase occurs. The word preposition comes from Latin, a language in which such a word is usually placed before its complement, thus it is "pre-positioned". English is another such language, though there is no requirement that the preposition precede a complement. In many languages, the words with this grammatical function come after, not before, the complement. Such words are then commonly called postpositions. Similarly, circumpositions consist of two parts that appear on each side of the complement. The technical term used to refer collectively to prepositions, postpositions, and circumpositions is adposition. Some linguists use the word "preposition" instead of "adposition" for all three cases.

Definition of through in the English dictionary

The first definition of through in the dictionary is going in or starting at one side and coming out or stopping at the other side of. Other definition of through is occupying or visiting several points scattered around in. Through is also as a result of; by means of.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THROUGH


Andrew
ˈændruː
breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθruː
brew
bruː
click-through
ˈklɪkˌθruː
crew
kruː
cru
kruː
drew
druː
grew
ɡruː
guru
ˈɡʊruː
Hebrew
ˈhiːbruː
kuru
ˈkʊruː
Nauru
nɑːˈuːruː
Peru
pəˈruː
roo
ruː
roux
ruː
rue
ruː
screw
skruː
threw
θruː
thru
θruː
true
truː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THROUGH

throttleable
throttlehold
throttler
throttling
through bridge
through street
through thick and thin
through traffic
through way
through with
through-composed
through-line
through-other
throughfare
throughgaun
throughither
throughly
throughout
throughput
throughway

WORDS THAT END LIKE THROUGH

although
borough
click through
get through
go through
look through
Marlborough
Middlesbrough
pass-through
Peterborough
rough
run through
Scarborough
see through
see-through
the rough
thorough
trough
walk through
walk-through
work through

Synonyms and antonyms of through in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THROUGH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «through» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of through

Translation of «through» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THROUGH

Find out the translation of through to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of through from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «through» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por
570 millions of speakers

English

through
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

के माध्यम से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خِلَال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

через
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

através de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাধ্যমে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à travers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melalui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

durch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・を通って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

...을 통과하여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liwat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuyên qua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vasitasiyla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attraverso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przez
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

через
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de la un capăt la celălalt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαμέσου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjennom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of through

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THROUGH»

The term «through» is very widely used and occupies the 463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of through
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «through».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THROUGH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «through» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «through» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about through

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «THROUGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word through.
1
Stuart Appleby
Getting through the nights is the toughest part. Being alone. Not having her there to talk to.
2
Jose Maria Aznar
I am a quiet man who grows through adversity.
3
E. F. Benson
Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
4
Tom Brokaw
I had this unusual mix of curiosity, the ability to write in ways people understood, and when I appeared, viewers seemed to trust me to get them through some cataclysmic changes.
5
Archibald Cox
Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes in ways that enable society to achieve its goals with a minimum of force and maximum of reason.
6
Stafford Cripps
Apart altogether from our own vital interests, we cannot and must not desert those other nations who have already gone through so much tragedy and suffering to defeat the evil designs of the Axis powers.
7
India de Beaufort
School was rough for me. I was a good student in middle school, but high school wasn't so fun. I still pulled through, though! I excelled in art, fashion, history and English literature - anything creative. Math and science I struggled a bit more in.
8
Arne Duncan
Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.
9
Philip Dunne
I didn't lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.
10
Freeman Dyson
Biology is now bigger than physics, as measured by the size of budgets, by the size of the workforce, or by the output of major discoveries; and biology is likely to remain the biggest part of science through the twenty-first century.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THROUGH»

Discover the use of through in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to through and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Break Through: Why We Can't Leave Saving the Planet to ...
Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger triggered a firestorm with the publication of Break Through, contending that the politics that dealt with acid rain and smog can’t deal with global warming.The nations that ratified the Kyoto ...
Michael Shellenberger, Ted Nordhaus, 2009
2
Seeing Through Clothes
In this generously illustrated book, Anne Hollander examines the representation of the body and clothing in Western art, from Greek sculpture and vase painting through medieval and renaissance portraits, to contemporary films and fashion ...
Anne Hollander, 1993
3
Student Achievement Through Staff Development
Uses detailed case studies and extensive research evidence to explain which kinds of professional development are most apt to produce substantial gains in student learning, in relatively short periods of time.
Bruce R. Joyce, Beverly Showers, 2002
4
How Latvia Came Through the Financial Crisis
Tells how Latvia entered the severe financial crisis of 2008
Anders Åslund, Valdis Dombrovskis, 2011
5
Listening through the Noise: The Aesthetics of Experimental ...
This book explores genres ranging from techno to electroacoustic music, from glitch to drone music, and from dub to drones, and maintains that culturally and historically informed aesthetic theory is not only possible but indispensable for ...
Joanna Demers, 2010
6
Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American ...
Originally published: Middletown, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1973.
Richard Slotkin, 1973
7
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Applications ...
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior.
Timothy D. Crowe, 2000
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Translators Through History
This account of how they have contributed to the development of languages, the emergence of literatures, the dissemination of knowledge and the spread of values tells the story of world culture itself.
Jean Delisle, Judith Woodsworth, 2012
9
Breaking Through
Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education.
Francisco Jiménez, 2002
10
Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for ...
Describes a purposeful classroom structure that relies on four phases.
Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THROUGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term through is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Tiny Bank's Surreal Trip Through a Fraud Prosecution
But it was only the beginning of a five-and-a-half-year odyssey through the New York State criminal justice system for the Sung family and the community lender ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Understanding Pluto Through Paint
Tuesday was an exciting day for science, as the New Horizons spacecraft collected detailed images of Pluto as well as data on its surface temperature and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
A Honeymoon Through Italy
It would be a dream come true, an old-fashioned, three-week bridal tour through the most romantic country in the world. It was extravagant, but that's what ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Well | Seeing God Through My Patients
My patient went into a remission following her first course of chemotherapy and continued her treatment for another two years. Through the headaches, fevers, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
A Rookie's Road Trip Through Montana, Wyoming and Idaho
The plan was to travel from the peaks of the Beartooth Range in Montana, through Yellowstone in Wyoming, to Craters of the Moon National Monument and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Michael Bach's Preservation Through Photography
In 2000, Michael Bach quit taking photos, for good, or so he believed. After graduating from the Yale School of Art, Bach had spent two decades as a teacher and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
7
Dylann Roof 'Almost Didn't Go Through' With Charleston Church …
Dylann Roof, the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, was charged on Friday with nine counts of murder ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
8
Pilots fly through hangar at 185mph
Pilots fly through hangar at 185mph in dramatic world first ... meaning to Barnstorming after flying their planes in formation through an outbuilding at 185mph. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
My son is drifting through life
My son is drifting through life. He's 27 and I've helped him out with money many times, but how do I get him to engage with the world? Annalisa Barbieri advises ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Frustrated Man Drives Truck Through Own House
A Georgia man says he was so angry after a phone call with his wife that he drove his truck through his house. John Paul Jones, Jr., 35, of Senoia, says he fully ... «Huffington Post, May 15»

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