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How to pronounce through
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What does through mean?
prepFrom one side or end of (something) to the other.
“The bullet went right through his leg.”
So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
“They forced a path through the jungle.”
From one side of (an opening) to the other.
“Look through the window.”
adjPassing from one side of something to the other.
“Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.”
Finished; complete.
“They were through with laying the subroof by noon.”
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.”
advFrom one side of something to the other.
“The arrow went straight through.”
By way of an opening.
“I opened the window and climbed through.”
So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
“The American army broke through at Saint-Lô.”
nounA coffin, sarcophagus or tomb of stone; a large slab of stone laid on a tomb, or in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.
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