Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for THROUGH
THROUGH, prep. [thru; Sax. thurh; D. door; G. durch; Sw. trwy or trw, whence trwyaw, to pervade; Ir. treoghdham, Gaelic, treaghaim, to pierce or bore.]
- From end to end, or from side to side; from one surface or limit to the opposite; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
- Noting passage; as, to pass through a gate or avenue. Through the gates of iv'ry he dismiss'd / His valiant offspring. Dryden.
- By transmission, noting the means of conveyance. Through these hands this science has passed with great applause. Temple. Material things are presented only through the senses. Cheyne.
- By means of; by the agency of; noting instrumentality. This signification is a derivative of the last. Through the scent of water it will bud. Job xiv. Some through ambition, or through thirst of gold, / Have slain their brothers, and their country sold. Dryden. Sanctify them through thy truth. John xvii. The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Rom. vi.
- Over the whole surface or extent; as, to ride through the country. Their tongue walketh through the earth. Ps. lxxiii.
- Noting passage among or in the midst of; as, to move through water, as a fish; to run through a thicket, as a deer.
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