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Through
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(prep.) Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
(2):
(prep.) By means of; by the agency of.
(3):
(prep.) Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.
(4):
(prep.) From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
(5):
(prep.) Among or in the midst of; - used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.
(6):
(adv.) To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
(7):
(prep.) From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
(8):
(adv.) From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
(9):
(adv.) From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
(10):
(a.) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Through'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/through.html. 1828.
