What is the meaning of through?

adjective

  • Having finished or arrived at completion.
    • usage: "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"
  • Of a route or journey etc.. ( continuing without requiring stops or changes)
    • usage: "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic"

adverb

  • From beginning to end.
    • usage: "read this book through"
  • Over the whole distance.
    • usage: "this bus goes through to New York"
  • To completion.
    • usage: "think this through very carefully"
  • In diameter.
    • usage: "this cylinder measures 15 inches through"
  • Throughout the entire extent.
    • usage: "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through"
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APAWordNet. (2010). through. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/through/definitions/1185400
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "through" http://smartdefine.org/through/definitions/1185400 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, through, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/through/definitions/1185400>.
MLAWordNet. "through" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/through/definitions/1185400>
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