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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
- 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
- about
- as a consequence
- as a result
- at the hand of
- because of
- buttoned up
- by
- by dint of
- by means of
- by reason
- by the agency of
- by virtue of
- clear
- complete
- completed
- concluded
- constant
- ended
- finis
- finished
- for
- for the period
- free
- from beginning to end
- in
- in and out
- in consequence of
- in the bag
- in the middle
- in virtue of
- into
- nonstop
- one-way
- opened
- over
- past
- per
- rapid
- regular
- round
- straight
- straightforward
- terminated
- through the medium of
- throughout
- unbroken
- unhindered
- uninterrupted
- using
- via
- with
- with the help of
- within
- wound up
- wrapped up
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