Foundation level · Year 4 · free
through
preposition · Say it: THROO
What it means
Foundationin at one side or end and out at the other
The dog ran through the park gate and straight into the pond.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- across
- via
More examples
- We drove through a long tunnel on the way to Cornwall.
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'thurh'.
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