What kind of word is through

For those interested in a little info about this site: it's a side project that I developed while working on Describing Words and Related Words. Both of those projects are based around words, but have much grander goals. I had an idea for a website that simply explains the word types of the words that you search for - just like a dictionary, but focussed on the part of speech of the words.

And since I already had a lot of the infrastructure in place from the other two sites, I figured it wouldn't be too much more work to get this up and running.

The dictionary is based on the amazing Wiktionary project by wikimedia. This caused me to investigate the edition of Websters Dictionary - which is now in the public domain.

She heard the eerie noise of the wind howling through the trees. Our new couch doesn't fit through the door. Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin. Through, across, opposite and against.

B1 from the beginning to the end of a period of time :. We sat through two of the speeches and then left. She had just enough energy to get through the day. If I can just get through the training period , it won't be so bad after that. We've gone through a few financially insecure years. Unfortunately, I lost interest half way through the film.

Electricians worked through the night to localize the faulty switches. The bells ring at regular intervals through the day.

Simultaneous and consecutive. Grammar Across , over or through? Across or through? Across , over and through : typical errors. Idiom through and through. B1 as a result of:. The company lost the order through production delays. Several political prisoners have been released through the intercession of Amnesty International. If he fails it won't be through lack of effort.

The soil has been so heavily leached through intensive farming that it is no longer fertile. A lot of water is wasted through leakage. Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.

Linguistics: connecting words which introduce a cause or reason. B1 by; using:. I got my car through my brother who works in a garage. We sold the bike through advertising in the local paper.

The performers tell the story through song and dance. She met her husband through a dating agency. The police entered the building through the side door.

The left lane is for through traffic only. Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition Arroyo, who was a first-round pick of the Giants in , is entering his first year of arbitration, meaning the Sox have him under control at least through the season, which is certainly a plus for the team.

Coyle, Dallas News , 29 Sep. First Known Use of through Preposition before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a 1 Adverb before the 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a.

Learn More About through. Time Traveler for through The first known use of through was before the 12th century See more words from the same century. From the Editors at Merriam-Webster. Style: MLA. English Language Learners Definition of through Entry 1 of 3. Kids Definition of through Entry 1 of 3. Kids Definition of through Entry 2 of 3. Kids Definition of through Entry 3 of 3.

Get Word of the Day daily email! Test Your Vocabulary. Test your visual vocabulary with our question challenge! Love words? Need even more definitions? Just between us: it's complicated. Ask the Editors 'Everyday' vs. What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'? How 'literally' can mean "figuratively".