Emily Dickinson Lexicon

THROUGH, adv. [thru.]

1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
3. To the end; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry prospect through. To carry through, to complete; to accomplish. To go through, to prosecute a scheme to the end. #2. To undergo; to sustain; as, to go through hardships.