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Grep of noun through breakthrough follow-through pull-through run through throughput throughway Overview of adj through The adj through has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) done through through with -- (having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies") 2. through -- (of a route or journey etc.; continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic") Overview of adv through The adv through has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) through -- (from one end or side to the other "jealousy pierced her through") 2. (5) through -- (from beginning to end "read this book through") 3. (2) through -- (over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York") 4. (1) through -- (to completion; "think this through very carefully!") 5. through -- (in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through") 6. through through and through -- (throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through") Antonyms of adj through 2 senses of through Sense 1 done through through with(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA finished) -> unfinished Sense 2 through(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA direct) -> indirect Similarity of adj through 2 senses of through Sense 1 done through through with(prenominal) => finished (vs. unfinished) Sense 2 through(postnominal) => direct (vs. indirect) Attributes of adj through Familiarity of adj through through used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj through see-through through through with Overview of adj through The adj through has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) done through through with -- (having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies") 2. through -- (of a route or journey etc.; continuing without requiring stops or changes; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic") Overview of adv through The adv through has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (8) through -- (from one end or side to the other "jealousy pierced her through") 2. (5) through -- (from beginning to end "read this book through") 3. (2) through -- (over the whole distance; "this bus goes through to New York") 4. (1) through -- (to completion; "think this through very carefully!") 5. through -- (in diameter; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through") 6. through through and through -- (throughout the entire extent; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through")
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