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through
adjective
adverb
Having finished or arrived at completion
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θɹuː
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adjective
Having finished or arrived at completion
“Certain to make history before he's done”
adjective
(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
“A through street”
adverb
From beginning to end
“Read this book through”
adverb
Over the whole distance
“This bus goes through to New York”
adverb
To completion
“Think this through very carefully!”
adverb
In diameter
“This cylinder measures 15 inches through”
adverb
Throughout the entire extent
“Got soaked through in the rain”
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Example Sentences
Certain to make history before he's done
It's a done deed
After the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
Almost through with his studies
A through street
A through bus
Through traffic
Read this book through
This bus goes through to New York
Think this through very carefully!
This cylinder measures 15 inches through
Got soaked through in the rain
I'm frozen through
A letter shot through with the writer's personality
Knew him through and through
Boards rotten through and through
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