θruː I Preposition Burglar Window Bullet Straight Knees

• the burglar got in through the window.
• the bullet went straight through him.
• her knees had gone through (= made holes in) her jeans.
• the sand ran through (= between) my fingers.

through

1. from one end or side of something/somebody to the other
• The burglar got in through the window.
• The bullet went straight through him.
• Her knees had gone through (= made holes in) her jeans.
• The sand ran through (= between) my fingers.
• The path led through the trees to the river.
• The doctor pushed his way through the crowd.
• The Charles River flows through Boston.
• The flood was too deep to drive through.
2. to see, hear, etc. something from the other side of an object or a substance
• I couldn't hear their conversation through the wall.
• He could just make out three people through the mist.
3. from the beginning to the end of an activity, a situation or a period of time
• PAST TENSE OF throw
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• The children are too young to sit through a concert.
• He will not live through the night.
• I'm halfway through (= reading) her second novel.
4. past a barrier, stage or test
• Go through this gate, and you'll see the house on your left.
• He drove through a red light (= passed it when he should have stopped).
• First I have to get through the exams.
• The bill had a difficult passage through Parliament.
• I'd never have got through it all (= a difficult situation) without you.
5. until, and including
• We'll be in New York Tuesday through Friday.
6. by means of; because of
• You can only achieve success through hard work.
• It was through him (= as a result of his help) that I got the job.
• The accident happened through no fault of mine.

Word Origin

• Old English thurh (preposition and adverb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch door and German durch. The spelling change to thr- appears c.1300, becoming standard from Caxton onwards.