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say it: throo
through is an adverb and adjective meaning "from beginning to end". It carries 7 recorded senses.
from beginning to end
“read this book through”
over the whole distance
“this bus goes through to New York”
to completion
“think this through very carefully!”
in diameter
“this cylinder measures 15 inches through”
throughout the entire extent
“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”
having finished or arrived at completion
“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”
(of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
“a through street”
“a through bus”
“through traffic”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for through come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.