through

Everyday

1. Through means from one side or end to the other: walk through the door. tree →
2. Through means across or among: run through the forest. tree →
3. Through means from the start to the end of a time: work through the night. tree →
4. «Monday through Friday» (US) means from Monday to Friday, including both. tree →
5. Through means because of or by means of: she won through hard work. tree →
6. Through means finished: I'm through with my homework. tree →
7. A through train goes all the way without changing. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: going across something; «from Monday through Friday» includes both ends, so it is 5 days; «pages 10 through 20» is 11 pages. Science: light passes through glass. Everyday: go through, get through, read through, look through, see through (understand a trick).

Examples

• She works Monday through Friday. tree →
• The train goes through 3 tunnels. tree →
• He read pages 10 through 20. tree →
• Water flows through the pipe. tree →
• The cat came in through the window. tree →
• We walked through the park to school. tree →
• Light shines through the glass. tree →
• She slept through the storm. tree →
• The arrow whistled through the air. tree →

Note

«Monday through Friday» is 5 days, both ends counted. Trap: «pages 10 through 20» is 11 pages, not 10 (20 − 10 + 1). Spelling trap: through (across), threw (past of throw) and thorough (careful) are different words; «thru» is informal.

In Jewish tradition

Maths: going across something; «from Monday through Friday» includes both ends, so it is 5 days; «pages 10 through 20» is 11 pages. Science: light passes through glass. Everyday: go through, get through, read through, look through, see through (understand a trick).

Examples

• And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the terebinth of Moreh. (Torah GEN.12.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; wherefore Israel turned away from him. (Torah NUM.20.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• and the middle bar in the midst of the boards, which shall pass through from end to end. (Torah EXO.26.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• Can He judge through the dark cloud? (Writings JOB.22.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; (Writings JOB.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Through wisdom is a house builded; and by understanding it is established; (Writings PRO.24.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«Monday through Friday» is 5 days, both ends counted. Trap: «pages 10 through 20» is 11 pages, not 10 (20 − 10 + 1). Spelling trap: through (across), threw (past of throw) and thorough (careful) are different words; «thru» is informal.