Antonyms for through


Grammar : Adj, prep
Spell : throo
Phonetic Transcription : θru


Definition of through

Origin :
  • c.1300, metathesis of Old English þurh, from West Germanic *thurkh (cf. Old Saxon thuru, Old Frisian thruch, Middle Dutch dore, Dutch door, Old High German thuruh, German durch, Gothic þairh "through"), from PIE root *tere- "to cross over, pass through, overcome" (cf. Sanskrit tirah, Avestan taro "through, beyond," Latin trans "beyond," Old Irish tre, Welsh tra "through").
  • Not clearly differentiated from thorough until early Modern English. Spelling thro was common 15c.-18c. Reformed spelling thru (1917) is mainly American English.
  • adj done
  • adj direct
  • prep by way of
  • prep between, during
Example sentences :
  • He heard the hum and clang of an electric car off through a chestnut grove.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • When the boy got through, he cast a speculative glance at the carpetbag.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The captain looked at it through his glass, and then examined the chart.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He went up and handed it to her through the narrowly opened door.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Through the teaching of Moses he was to become the sole Master of the Jewish race.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • This object, through the kindness of friends, was accomplished.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • He addressed also a letter to Dubosq through the newspapers.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • She was legally a wife, and could only be separated from him through convicted shame.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • It was quite cool there, very dark, and the air came in through two windows.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Self-government can succeed only through an instructed electorate.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Synonyms for through

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