The meaning of THROUGH is —used as a function word to indicate movement into something at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of. How to use through in a sentence.

THROUGH definition: 1. from one end or side of something to the other: 2. from the beginning to the end of a period of…. Learn more.

THROUGH definition: in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other. See examples of through used in a sentence.

To a conclusion or an accomplishment: see a matter through.

The preposition through means in and out of. Through has lots of meanings. If you finished your homework you might shout — gleefully — "I'm through!" Those people who wouldn't be quiet talked …

If you go through a particular experience or event, you experience it, and if you behave in a particular way through it, you behave in that way while it is happening.

from the beginning to the end: to read a letter through. to the end: to carry a matter through.

Nov 30, 2025 · (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.

6. having finished or arrived at completion "After the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up." "Almost through with his studies."

Definition of through preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.