through

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθruː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θru/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thro̅o̅)

Collocations for "through"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "through" in context.

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through

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
prep
  1. go through the [hall, town] to
  2. stop going through my [desk, things]
  3. will need to go through [my boss, customer service]
  4. keeps running through my [head, mind, dreams]
  5. [fell, dropped] through the [hole, gutter]
  6. [obtained, performed, purchased] through [illegal, questionable] means
  7. [read, looked] through the [document, paper]
  8. navigate through the [mess, article, crowd]
  9. enter through the [back, door, entrance]
  10. [drive, walk] through the [rain, night]
  11. can be [reached, achieved] through
  12. either through [one] or the [other]
  13. [established, created, developed] through (various)
adv
  1. [difficult, impossible] to get through to you
  2. [put, connect] you through to him
  3. all the way through to [November]
  4. [cried, talked] the whole night through
  5. baby is sleeping through
  6. [deal, sale, house purchase] fell through
  7. [should, will, to] see you through (until)
  8. [should] carry you through (to)
  9. ran him through with his [blade, sword]
  10. [you're, we're] through!
  11. I'm through with [you, this]!
additional examples
  1. [difficult, impossible] to get through to you
  2. go through the [hall, town] to
  3. stop going through my [desk, things]
  4. will need to go through [my boss, customer service]
  5. keeps running through my [head, mind, dreams]
  6. [fell, dropped] through the [hole, gutter]
  7. [obtained, performed, purchased] through [illegal, questionable] means
  8. [read, looked] through the [document, paper]
  9. navigate through the [mess, article, crowd]
  10. enter through the [back, door, entrance]
  11. [drive, walk] through the [rain, night]
  12. can be [reached, achieved] through
  13. either through [one] or the [other]
  14. [established, created, developed] through (various)
  15. [put, connect] you through to him
  16. all the way through to [November]
  17. [cried, talked] the whole night through
  18. [cried] the whole way through (the film)
  19. baby is sleeping through
  20. [deal, sale, house purchase] fell through
  21. [should, will, to] see you through (until)
  22. [should] carry you through (to)
  23. ran him through with his [blade, sword]
  24. [you're, we're] through!
  25. I'm through with [you, this]!
'through' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AIDS - B - C - D - E - Europe - F - France - Greece - Jewish - June - May - Mexico - N - O - Paris - S - Sweden - Switzerland - T - W - Y - abuse - access - accessible - achieve - acquainted - advance - advancement - advantage - affected - age - agency - agenda - air - airport - album - allegiance - alley - almost - amber - amendment - analysis - approval - arch - armor - aside - assess - attraction - available

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