through

through is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /θruː/, SAMPA: /Tru:/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /θru/, SAMPA: /Tru/

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Homophones

• threw

Preposition

Preposition through

A thread goes through the hole of a needle.

Through the circle

A barge goes through a tunnel.

1. To go through is to go into one side of something and come out the other side.

   The ink went through the paper and made the table wet.

   The thief came in through the window.

   She pushed the thread through the hole in the needle.

Related words

• throughout