Word: through Part of Speech: prep Etymology: From Middle English thrugh, thruch, thruh, metathetic variants of thurgh, thurh, from Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw (“through”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂kʷe, suffixed zero-grade from *terh₂- (“to pass through”) + *-kʷe (“and”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian döör (“through”), Saterland Frisian truch (“through”), West Frisian troch (“through”), Dutch door (“through”), German durch (“through”), Luxembourgish duerch (“through”), West Flemish deur (“through”), Yiddish דורך (durkh, “through”), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷 (þairh, “through”), Latin trans (“across, over, through”), Albanian tërthor (“through, around”), Welsh tra (“through”). See also thorough. Pronunciation: /θɹuː/, /θɹʉw/, /θɹu/, /θɹʉː/, /θɾʉ/ 1. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: I drove through Lausanne on my way from Geneva to Zurich. Example: The bullet went right through his leg. 2. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: The virus broke out in the capital city and is now spreading quickly through the country. Example: I'm working through this box set of 'Downton Abbey'. 3. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: Go straight ahead and through that door. Example: Look through the window. 4. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: I hope to start in the autumn, but I've got to get through the interview first. Example: The finance bill did not get through Congress. 5. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: Have you got through all those chocolates already?! Example: The company went through its £100m startup investment in six months. 6. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: We're halfway through the year. 7. From one side or end of (something) to the other. Example: He worked through the night. Example: I never want to sit through another meeting like that again. 8. Via or by way of. Example: The hot water enters through this pipe. 9. Via or by way of. Example: I met her through a friend of mine. Example: This matter was dealt with through our London office. 10. Throughout or across the extent of. Example: There are errors all through this report. Example: Work the eggs and sugar through the mixture. 11. Amidst or surrounded by (while moving). Example: We slogged through the mud for hours before turning back and giving up. Example: The arrow flew through the air. 12. To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of. Labels: Canada, US Example: from 1945 through 1991; the numbers 1 through 9; your membership is active through March 15, 2013 Example: The plural is "oyesses", but "oyes" vied with "oyez" through about the first half of the nineteenth century. 13. By means of. Example: This team believes in winning through intimidation. Example: He's got to where he is today through sheer hard work and determination. 14. In consequence of; as a result of. Example: The project failed through lack of investment. Example: Our minds and hearts are corrupted with the Adamic virus at birth, and through a lifetime of sin and tragedy, our hearts and thoughts get more evil and more corrupted as we experience life's tragedies.