1moving in one side and out of the other side of (an opening, channel, or location): [as preposition]:stepping boldly through the doorway [as adverb]:as soon as we opened the gate they came streaming through
so as to make a hole or opening in (a physical object): [as preposition]:the lorry smashed through a brick wall [as adverb]:a cucumber, slit, but not right through
moving around or from one side to the other within (a crowd or group): [as preposition]:making my way through the guests
so as to be perceived from the other side of (an intervening obstacle): [as preposition]:the sun was streaming in through the window [as adverb]:the glass in the front door where the moonlight streamed through
[preposition] expressing the position or location of something beyond or at the far end of (an opening or an obstacle):the approach to the church is through a gate
expressing the extent of turning from one orientation to another: [as preposition]:each joint can move through an angle within fixed limits
2continuing in time towards completion of (a process or period): [as preposition]:the goal came midway through the second half [as adverb]:to struggle through until pay day
so as to complete (a particular stage or trial) successfully: [as preposition]:she had come through her sternest test [as adverb]:I will struggle through alone rather than ask for help
from beginning to end of (an experience or activity, typically a tedious or stressful one): [as preposition]:we sat through some very boring speechesshe’s been through a bad time [as adverb]:Karl will see you through, Ingrid
3so as to inspect all or part of (a collection, inventory, or publication): [as preposition]:flipping through the pages of a notebook [as adverb]:she read the letter through carefully
4 [preposition]North American up to and including (a particular point in an ordered sequence):they will be in London from March 24 through May 7
5 [preposition] by means of (a process or intermediate stage):dioxins get into mothers' milk through contaminated food
by means of (an intermediary or agent):seeking justice through the proper channels
6 [adverb] so as to be connected by telephone:he put a call through to the Naturalists' Trust Office
ზედსართავი
Universal
1 [attributive] (with reference to public transport) continuing or valid to the final destination:a through train from London
(of traffic) passing from one side of a place to another in the course of a longer journey:precincts from which through traffic would be excluded
(of a road) open at both ends, allowing free passage from one end to the other:the village lies on a busy through road
2 [attributive] (of a room) running the whole length of a building.
3 [predic.] (of a team or competitor) having successfully passed to the next stage of a competition:Swindon Town are through to the third round
4 [predic.] informal having no prospect of any future relationship, dealings, or success:she told him she was through with himyou and I are through
through and through
in every aspect; thoroughly or completely:Harriet was a political animal through and through
