/θruː/
Translation
In at one side of something and out at the other side.
Word origin
From Old English thurh, shared with the old Germanic languages; the odd spelling keeps letters that English stopped saying.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- thurh
- English cognates
- thorough
Examples
.
"Through" shows it enters one end and leaves the other.
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"Through" means from one side to the other.
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Here "through" means from the start to the end.
Used in
Stories
(13)One Sheep Short
4 min read · Core 5000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Broken Window
4 min read · Core 5000
The Clock in the Hall
4 min read · Core 5000
Two Gardens
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
The Last Light
8 min read · Core 5000
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Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
The subjunctive and the unreal past in English: I suggest he go, if I were you, and it's time we left
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