through

through is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /θɹuː/, SAMPA: /Tru:/
• (US) IPA: /θɹu/, SAMPA: /Tru/

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Homophones

• threw

Preposition

Preposition through

A thread goes through the hole of a needle.

Through the circle

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

A barge goes through a tunnel.

1. 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