through

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

prep. & adv. among, via, by way of; during, throughout; by, with. See direction, means. —adj. finished, completed. See end.

II

(Roget's IV) modif. & prep.

1. [Finished]

Syn. completed, over, ended; see done 1 , finished 1 .

2. [From one side to the other]

Syn. straight through, through and through, clear through*; see in 2 , into , within .

3. [During]

Syn. throughout, for the period of, from beginning to end; see during .

4. [By means of]

Syn. by, by way of, by reason of, in virtue of, in consequence of, for, by the agency of, at the hand of, through the medium of, by dint of.

5. [Referring to continuous passage]

Syn. nonstop, free, unhindered, unbroken, opened, rapid, one-way; see also consecutive 1 , constant 1 , regular 3 .

Ant. broken*, interrupted*, intermittent.

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

a.

done, finished, completed, over, ended, concluded, terminated.

ANT.: underway, beginning

II

prep.

1. inonesideandouttheother from one end to the other, from start to finish.

2. by way of via, inside, in and out of.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adverb 1. From one end to the other: around, over, round, throughout. See PART. 2. To an end or conclusion: over. See START. II adjective 1. Proceeding or lying in an uninterrupted line or course: direct, straight, straightforward. See STRAIGHT. 2. Having reached completion: complete, done. See PART. 3. Having no further relationship: done, finished. See START. 4. No longer effective, capable, or valuable: done, done for, finished, washed-up. Informal: kaput. Idioms: at the end of the line (or road), over the hill, past one's prime. See ABILITY, START.