through
Passing from one side of something to the otherPassing from one side of something to the other.
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» The river runs through the valley.
Der Fluss fließt durch das Tal. — MikeMolto
Река течет по долине. — sharptoothed
Річка тече через долину. — deniko
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9 senses(not comparable)Passing from one side of something to the other.
Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.
(US, not comparable)Finished; complete.
They were through with laying the subroof by noon.
having finished or arrived at completion
(not comparable)Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
It's a big job but we're halfway through.
(not comparable)Without a future; done for.
After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.
(not comparable)No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
She was through with him.
(not comparable)Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
The through flight through Memphis was the fastest.
When is the next through train to London?
(not comparable)Connected (to someone) by telephone.
You're through to the doctor now.
(not comparable)In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, not comparable, rare)(usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
Manchester United are through to the FA Cup Final for the thirteenth time.
Examples
5950 sentencesThe river runs through the valley.
Річка тече через долину. — deniko
ruРека течет по долине. — sharptoothed
deDer Fluss fließt durch das Tal. — MikeMolto
This river runs through my village.
Ця річка тече через моє село. — deniko
ruЭта река течёт через мою деревню. — Arkadeko
deDieser Fluss fließt durch mein Dorf. — Tamy
Are you through with your work?
Ти закінчив свою роботу? — deniko
ruТы доделал свою работу? — marafon
deBist du mit deiner Arbeit fertig? — cost
I am through with my work.
Я закінчив мою роботу. — ascolto
deIch bin mit meiner Arbeit fertig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I can't breathe through my nose.
Я не можу дихати через ніс. — uaspeaker
ruЯ не могу дышать через нос. — katjka
deIch kann nicht durch die Nase atmen. — Sudajaengi
Origin
From Middle English thrugh, thruch, thruh, metathetic variants of thurgh, thurh, from OldFrom 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”).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- having finished or arrived at completion:donethrough with
Word family
16 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- through doing doing
- be through doing
- walk through the
- through the woods
- walk through
- through the window
- looked through the
- going through
- looked through
- to walk through
- through a lot
- through the crowd
See also
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