through: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with T · ends with H
Meaning of through
prep
From one side or end of (something) to the other. So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
Example: I drove through Lausanne on my way from Geneva to Zurich.
From one side or end of (something) to the other. So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
Example: The virus broke out in the capital city and is now spreading quickly through the country.
From one side or end of (something) to the other. From one side of (an opening) to the other.
Example: Go straight ahead and through that door.
From one side or end of (something) to the other. To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
Example: I hope to start in the autumn, but I've got to get through the interview first.
Listed forms: thru, thorough, thoo, thorow, throughe, thrue, thurrow.
Source: Wiktionary — through.
adj
- not-comparable
Passing from one side of something to the other.
Example: Interstate highways form a nationwide system of through roads.
- US, not-comparable
Finished; complete.
Example: They were through with laying the subroof by noon.
- not-comparable
Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
Example: It's a big job but we're halfway through.
- not-comparable
Without a future; done for.
Example: After being implicated in the scandal, he was through as an executive in financial services.
Listed forms: thru, thorough, thoo, thorow, throughe, thrue, thurrow.
Source: Wiktionary — through.
adv
- not-comparable
From one side of something to the other. By way of the interior.
Example: The arrow went straight through.
- not-comparable
From one side of something to the other. By way of an opening.
Example: I opened the window and climbed through.
- not-comparable
From one side of something to the other. So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
Example: The road is blocked by an overturned truck, and cars can't pass through.
- not-comparable
So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
Example: The bill will be tabled tomorrow, but I doubt that it will be voted through.
Listed forms: thru, thorough, thoo, thorow, throughe, thrue, thurrow.
Source: Wiktionary — through.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for through.
adjective
having finished or arrived at completion
- done
- through with
adverb
throughout the entire extent
- through and through
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is through in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of through
T(1) + H(4) + R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + G(2) + H(4) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of through
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from through
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