THROUGH

/θɹuː/
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Definition

/θɹuː/
noun
  1. A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.
adjective
  1. Passing from one side of something to the other.
    “Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.”
  2. Finished; complete.
    “They were through with laying the subroof by noon.”
  3. Without a future; done for.
    “After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.”
adverb
  1. From one side to the other by way of the interior.
    “The arrow went straight through.”
  2. From one end to the other.
    “Others slept; he worked straight through.”
  3. To the end.
    “He said he would see it through.”
preposition
  1. From one side of an opening to the other.
    “I went through the window.”
  2. Entering, then later leaving.
    “I drove through the town at top speed without looking left or right.”
  3. Surrounded by (while moving).
    “We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up.”

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