through

🇺🇸 /θruː/ 🇬🇧 /θruː/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-B1
preposition
A1

from one side to the other

The ball went through the window.

A1

seeing or hearing something on the other side

I saw the mountains through the clouds.

A2

from start to finish

She worked through the night.

A2

past a barrier or test

He got through the difficult exam.

A2

including both start and end

The store is open Monday through Friday.

B1

by means of; because of

We met through a friend.

adverb
A2

past a barrier

The car drove straight through.

A2

without stopping

This train goes through to the city.

A2

connected by phone

Please put me through to the manager.

R

completely

My clothes are wet through.

adjective
R

traffic that goes from one side to another without stopping

This is a through road for traffic.

R

a train that goes to the final stop without changing

We took a through train to the coast.

R

a road open at both ends

This street is a through route for cars.

R

finished or ended

Our relationship is through.

translation

prep. from one side to the other; seeing or hearing something on the other side; from start to finish; past a barrier or test; including both start and end; by means of; because of
adv. past a barrier; without stopping; connected by phone; completely
adj. traffic that goes from one side to another without stopping; a train that goes to the final stop without changing; a road open at both ends; finished or ended