(prep.) From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through the side of a ship.
(prep.) Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through a door; to go through an avenue.
(prep.) By means of; by the agency of.
(prep.) Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through the country; to look through an account.
(prep.) Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a thicket.
(prep.) From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year.
(adv.) From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing through.
(adv.) From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.
(adv.) To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as, to carry a project through.
(a.) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge.
Example Sentences:
With
Definition:
(n.) See Withe.
(prep.) With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like.
(prep.) To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or hostility; -- equivalent to against.
(prep.) To denote association in respect of situation or environment; hence, among; in the company of.
(prep.) To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance, assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.
(prep.) To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument, etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.
(prep.) To denote association in thought, as for comparison or contrast.
(prep.) To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.
(prep.) To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune.