θruː Put I Straight Adverb Bre Coffee Filter

• put the coffee in the filter and let the water run through.
• the tyre's flat—the nail has gone right through.
• the onlookers stood aside to let the paramedics through.
• the flood was too deep to drive through.

through

1. from one end or side of something to the other
• Put the coffee in the filter and let the water run through.
• The tyre's flat—the nail has gone right through.
• The onlookers stood aside to let the paramedics through.
• The flood was too deep to drive through.
2. from the beginning to the end of a thing or period of time
• Don't tell me how it ends—I haven't read it all the way through yet.
• I expect I'll struggle through until payday.
3. past a barrier, stage or test
• The lights were red but he drove straight through.
• Our team is through to (= has reached) the semi-finals.
4. travelling through a place without stopping or without people having to get off one train and onto another
• See related entries: Train and bus travel
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/train_and_bus_travel/through_1
• ‘Did you stop in Oxford on the way?’ ‘No, we drove straight through.’
• This train goes straight through to York.
5. connected by telephone
• Ask to be put through to me personally.
• I tried to call you but I couldn't get through.
6. used after an adjective to mean ‘completely’
• We got wet through.
7. completely; in every way
• He's British through and through.

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.