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through·out

(thro͞o-out′)
prep.
In, to, through, or during every part of; all through: The road is kept open throughout the year.
adv.
1. In or through all parts; everywhere: The material is flawed throughout.
2. During the entire time or extent: Though unsure how her speech would be received, she remained calm and professional throughout.
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throughout

(θruːˈaʊt)
prep
right through; through the whole of (a place or a period of time): throughout the day.
adv
through the whole of some specified period or area
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through•out

(θruˈaʊt)

prep.
1. in or to every part of: throughout the house.
2. from beginning to end of: nodding throughout the sermon.
adv.
3. in every part or aspect: rotten throughout.
4. at every moment or point: Follow the text throughout.
[before 1000]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv. 1. throughout - from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end"
2. throughout - used to refer to cited works
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throughout

preposition
1. right through, all through, everywhere in, for the duration of, during the whole of, through the whole of, from end to end of The same themes are repeated throughout the film.
2. all over, all through, everywhere in, through the whole of, over the length and breadth of He now runs projects throughout Africa.
adverb
1. from start to finish, right through, the whole time, all the time, from the start, all through, from beginning to end The concert wasn't bad, but people talked throughout.
2. all through, right through, in every nook and cranny Throughout, the walls are white.
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throughout

adverb
From one end to the other:
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Translations
طَوَال في كُل أنْحاءفي كُل مَكانمن البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه
naskrzpo celémpo celou dobupo celýskrz
gennem helehele vejen igennem
kaikkialla
भर
cijelo vrijeme
véges végig
alls staîar íí gegnumút í gegn
・・・の隅から隅まで
...의 전체에
överallt
ทุกหนทุกแห่ง
başından sonuna kadarbaştan başa baştan başa/ayağaboyunca bütün ...-de
بھر
xuyên suốt

throughout

[θrʊˈaʊt]
A. PREP
1. (place) → por todo
we have branches throughout the countrytenemos sucursales por todo el país
there were flowers throughout the househabía flores por toda la casa
the company is known throughout the worldla compañía es conocida en todo el mundo
2. (time, process) → durante todo
throughout last winterdurante todo el invierno pasado
he was a socialist throughout his lifefue un socialista durante toda su vida
B. ADV
1. (= fully) → completamente ; (= everywhere) → en todas partes, por todas partes
the house is carpeted throughoutla casa está completamente alfombrada
2. (time, process) → de principio a fin
on this project, the emphasis has been on teamwork throughouten este proyecto, se ha hecho hincapié en el trabajo en equipo de principio a fin
the film was boring throughoutla película fue aburrida de principio a fin
the weather was good throughouthizo buen tiempo todos los días
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throughout

[θruːˈaʊt]
prep
(place)dans tout(e) le(la)
throughout Britain → dans toute la Grande-Bretagne
(time)pendant tout(e) le(la)
throughout the year → pendant toute l'année
adv
(= everywhere) → partout
The house was carpeted throughout → La maison était moquettée partout.
(= all the time) → du début jusqu'à la fin
The audience listened in silence throughout → Le public a écouté silencieusement du début jusqu'à la fin.
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throughout

prep
(place) → überall in (+dat); throughout the countryim ganzen Land ; throughout the worldin der ganzen Welt
(time) → den ganzen/die/das ganze ... hindurch or über; throughout his lifesein ganzes Leben lang
adv
(= in every part) the house is carpeted throughoutdas Haus ist ganz or überall mit Teppichboden ausgelegt ; a house with electric light throughoutein Haus, das in jedem Raum elektrisches Licht hat; a block of flats with water and gas throughoutein Wohnblock mit Wasser und Gas in allen Wohnungen ; the coat is lined throughoutder Mantel ist ganz gefüttert
(time) → die ganze Zeit hindurch or über
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throughout

[θruːˈaʊt]
1. prep
a. (place) → in tutto/a, dappertutto in
throughout Italy → in tutta l'Italia
b. (time, process) → per or durante tutto/a
throughout last summer → per tutta l'estate scorsa
2. adv
a. (everywhere) → dappertutto
the house is carpeted throughout → c'è la moquette dappertutto in casa
b. (the whole time) → dal principio alla fine, sempre
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through

(θruː) preposition
1. into from one direction and out of in the other. The water flows through a pipe. deur خِلال през através de skrz durch gennem διαμέσου, μέσα από a través de läbi از میان läpi dans, à travers דרך में से kroz keresztül melalui (í) gegn um attraverso 〜を通って (~을) 통과하여 per caur; pa melalui door gjennom przez através de prin сквозь cez skozi kroz igenom ผ่านไป ...-(in için)den/arasından 穿過 через, крізь, по آرپار qua, xuyên qua 穿过
2. from side to side or end to end of. He walked (right) through the town. deur خِلال، مِن جِهَة إلى أخْرى през através de z jednoho konce na druhý durch gennem απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, από τη μια πλευρά στην άλλη a través de läbi سر تا سر läpi d'un bout à l'autre לְאוֹרֶך כָּל= से तक kroz, preko át melintasi í gegn um attraverso 〜じゅうを 통과하여 per caur melalui helemaal door gjennom przez através de de la un capăt la altul (al) через; по z jedného konca na druhý skozi kroz igenom จากด้านหนึ่งไปสู่อีกด้านหนึ่งของ bir uçtan öbür uca 通過 через, крізь, по ايک سرے سے دوسرے سرے تک khắp 通过
3. from the beginning to the end of. She read through the magazine. deur مِن البِدايَه إلى النِّهايَه открай докрай completamente od začátku do konce durch igennem από την αρχή έως το τέλος de cabo a rabo, de principio a fin, entero täiesti, läbini همه läpi en entier עד הסוף के द्वारा skroz, zasvim végig seluruh frá upphafi til enda completamente 〜の終わりまで 처음부터 끝까지 nuo pradžios iki galo viscaur; līdz galam sampai habis helemaal fra ende til annen, gjennom (od początku) do końca completamente în întregime весь od začiatku do konca skozi od početka od kraja igenom ตั้งแต่เริ่มจนกระทั่งถึง ...-in başından sonuna kadar 從頭到尾 від початку до кінця ابتدا سے انتہا تک suốt, hết, từ đầu đến cuối 从头到尾
4. because of. He lost his job through his own stupidity. vanweë, danksy بِسَبَب، من خِلال заради devido a vinou durch på grund af εξαιτίας, από, λόγω por, a causa de tõttu به خاطر vuoksi à cause de בגלל शुरु से अन्त तक zbog, radi miatt karena vegna (a causa di) 〜によって 때문에 per dēļ disebabkan door gjennom, på grunn av przez devido a din cauza из-за pre zaradi zbog genom เนื่องจาก yüzünden, ...-den 由於 з причини, внаслідок, через کي وجہ سے vì, bởi vì 由于
5. by way of. He got the job through a friend. deur, danksy بواسِطَة чрез através de prostřednictvím durch gennem μέσω, με τη βοήθεια a través de, gracias a (kellegi, millegi) kaudu از طریق kautta par l'intermédiaire de דרך के कारण preko, pomoću által, révén melalui í gegn um tramite 〜を通して (~을) 통해 dėka ar (kaut kā) palīdzību melalui via gjennom, ved przez, dzięki através de prin (intermediul) благодаря prostredníctvom s pomočjo preko genom ด้วยวิธี ...-ın yardımıyla/sayesinde 經由,以... за допомогою; через کے راستے سے، کے توسط سے nhờ, bằng cách 经由,以...
6. (American) from ... to (inclusive). I work Monday through Friday. tot en met من ...إلى، بما فيه от... до... até až do ... (včetně) bis fra ... til μέχρι de... a ...st ...ni (nt esmaspäevast reedeni) در طول؛ طی jostakin johonkin de (...) à (...) (inclus) מ... עַד... से, के अन्त तक od...do ...-tól ...-ig sampai dengan frá .{{TH}}.{{TH}}. til (og með) da (...) a (...) 〜から〜まで (~) 부터 (~)까지 nuo... iki (imtinai)... no ... līdz hingga tot en met til od ... do ... włącznie até de... până с...по (включительно) až do ... (vrátane) od (...) do (...) do från ... till ตลอดทั้งหมด ...-dan ...-ya kadar 從...到...(包括頭尾日) протягом سے تک từ.....đến (thời gian) 从...到...(包括头尾日)
adverb
into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end. He went straight/right through. deur من جِهَةٍ إلى أخْرى، من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه открай докрай de um lado ao outro srz, napříč durch igennem απ' άκρη σ' άκρη, πέρα για πέρα, ως το τέλος de un lado a otro läbi در؛ داخل läpi à travers, de part en part דרך एक ओर से दूसरी ओर kroz, skroz végig dari awal sampai akhir (út) í gegn attraverso; completamente 通り抜けて 관통하여, 끝에서 끝까지, 처음부터 끝까지 kiaurai, į kitą pusę, iki galo cauri melalui door igjennom na wylot, do końca dum lado ao outro de la un capăt la altul от начала до конца cez, naprieč skozi s jednog kraja na drugi igenom ตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ bir yandan diğer yana; bir uçtan diğer uca 從頭到尾,貫穿 наскрізь; від початку до кінця ادھر سے ادھر تک qua, xuyên qua 从头到尾,贯穿
adjective
1. (of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains). There isn't a through train – you'll have to change. deurry, direk قِطار مُباشِر حَتّى آخر مَحَطَّه директен direto přímý durchgehend direkte κατευθείαν directo otse- بدون توقف؛ یکسره suora direct כָּל הַדֶרֶך ל- सीधी गाड़ी izravan közvetlen (vonat, út) langsung sem fer alla leið diretto 直通の (목적지까지) 줄곧 tiesioginis tiešs; tiešas satiksmes- terus doorgaand gjennomgående bezpośredni directo direct прямой priamy direkten do destinacije direkt- ซึ่งเดินทางรวดเดียว aktarmasız, direkt 直達的 прямий, безпересадковий براہ راست chạy suốt 直达的
2. finished. Are you through yet? klaar يَنْتَهي приключил terminado hotový fertig færdig τελειωμένος listo, acabado con algo lõpetanud تمام کرده valmis qui a fini לִגמוֹר खत्म करना biti gotov, završiti kész selesai búinn finito 終えた 끝마치다 baigęs pabeidzis habis klaar ferdig gotowy terminado gata, ter­minat закончивший (делать что-л.) hotový gotov gotov färdig ที่เสร็จสิ้น bitirmiş 完成 такий, що закінчив ختم kết thúc 完成
throughˈout preposition
1. in all parts of. They searched throughout the house. oral في كُل أنْحاء навсякъде por toda a parte de po celém überall gennem hele παντού, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη por todas partes läbi kogu سرتاسر kauttaaltaan partout dans בְּכָל- पूरे में skroz, posve mindenütt di seluruh alls staðar í dappertutto 〜じゅうを 샅샅이 visur, po visą visur; viscaur seluruh door heel gjennom/over hele cały, po całym por toda a parte de prin tot по всему všade povsod po ceo över hela, överallt [i] ทุกหนทุกแห่ง her yerinde, bütün ...-de 遍及 через, по всьому تمام کا تمام khắp 遍及
2. from start to finish of. She complained throughout the journey. reg deur من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه открай докрай do princípio ao fim de po celý während der/des ganzen ... under hele από την αρχή έως το τέλος durante todo, a lo largo de terve aja, läbi kogu در طول؛ سراسر alusta loppuun tout le long de בְּמֶשֶך כָּל- एक सिरे से दूसरे सिरे तक cijelo vrijeme, od početka do kraja véges végig sepanjang í gegnum (alla ferðina) per/durante tutto 〜じゅう 처음부터 끝까지 per visą viscaur; visu laiku sepanjang van het begin tot het einde van fra begynnelse til slutt przez cały do princípio ao fim de tot timpul в продолжение po celý čas, stále ves čas tokom celog under hela, hela ... igenom ตั้งแต่ต้นจนจบ başından sonuna kadar, boyunca 始終 протягом, упродовж شروع سے ختم تک trong suốtthời gian 始终
adverb
in every part. The house was furnished throughout. oral في كُل مَكان навсякъде completamente skrz, naskrz ganz und gar hele vejen igennem παντού enteramente, por completo üleni, täiesti کاملاً kauttaaltaan entièrement כוּלוֹ शुरू से अन्त तक skroz, svuda mindenütt seluruhnya út í gegn completamente, interamente すっかり 전부, 모조리 visiškai pilnīgi; pavisam di segenap ruang helemaal helt, gjennom det hele wszędzie completamente în întregime полностью úplne popolnoma u potpunosti helt igenom, genomgående, överallt ทั้งหมด baştan başa/ayağa 各處 скрізь; повністю, цілком چاروں طرف mọi chỗ, hết 各处
all through
1. from beginning to end of. The baby cried all through the night. reg deur من البِدايَه حَتّى النِّهايَه цял durante todo po celý während der/des ganzen ... hele από την αρχή έως το τέλος durante, de principio a fin läbi kogu, terve سرتاسر؛ در تمام طول koko du début à la fin כָּל הַזְמָן रात भर cijelo vrijeme mindvégig sepanjang frá upphafi til enda durante tutto ずっと 처음부터 끝까지 per visą visu laiku sepanjang gedurende gjennom hele przez cały durante todo tot всё время po celý čas, v priebehu vseskozi ceo hela ... igenom โดยตลอด bütün 一直 протягом ابتدا سے انتہا تک suốt khoảng thời gian 一直(或整整...)
2. in every part of. Road conditions are bad all through the country. reg deur في كُل جُزْءٍ навсякъде por todo v celém, všude überall over hele παντού, απ' άκρη σ' άκρη por/en todo kõikjal در همۀ kaikkialla dans tout, partout לְכָל אוֹרֵך הַ- सारे देश में, देश भर में diljem, posvuda mindenütt di seluruh alls staðar í in tutto どこもかしこも (~동안) 줄곧, 내내 visur visur; viscaur seluruh door heel over det hele w całym por todo pretutindeni în по; везде všade, skrz-naskrz povsod širom i hela ทั้งหมด her yerde 到處 через; упродовж ہر حصے ميں trên khắp 到处
soaked/wet through
very wet. His coat was wet through. deurnat, druipnat جِدا прогизнал ensopado promočený skrz naskrz durchnaß gennemvåd μούσκεμα empapado, hecho una sopa läbimärg کاملاً خیس likomärkä trempé רָטוּב מְאוֹד गीला potpuno, skroz teljesen átázott, bőrig ázott basah kuyup gegnblautur zuppo びしょぬれの 흠뻑 젖은 kiaurai permirkęs caurcaurēm slapjš; slapjš līdz ādai basah kuyup doornat gjennomvåt przemoczony do nitki ensopado leoarcă насквозь мокрый úplne premočený skoz in skoz premočen skroz genomvåt, dyblöt เปียกโชกไปทั้งตัว sırılsıklam 濕透 промоклий до нитки بہت گيلا ướt sũng 湿透
through and through
completely. He was a gentleman through and through. volledig, heeltemal كُلِيَّا، تماما напълно totalmente se vším všudy durch und durch helt igennem πέρα ως πέρα, τελείως hasta la médula läbi ja läbi کاملاً läpikotaisin complètement לגמרי पूरा skroz-naskroz minden ízében sepenuhnya út í gegn completamente 全く 완전히 iki kaulų smegenų caurcaurēm benar-benar door en door tvers igjennom w każdym calu totalmente desăvârşit во всех отношениях od hlavy po päty popolnoma potpuno helt igenom ทั้งหมด tam olarak, tamamiyle 完全地 цілком; у всіх відношеннях پورے طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地
through with
finished with. Are you through with the newspaper yet? klaar met يَنْتَهي مِن приключил acabar (de ler, etc.) hotový s fertig mit færdig med τελειωμένος με κτ. acabado lõpetanud (millegagi) تمام بودن؛ کاری نداشتن valmis qui a terminé לִגמוֹר कठिनाइयों के बावजूद शुरू रहना završiti s čime végez vmivel selesai búinn með finito 終えて (~을) 끝내다 pabaigęs pabeidzis habis klaar ferdig med gotowy z, mający `z głowy` acabar (de ler, etc.) (care a) terminat cu закончить hotový s biti gotov z gotov färdig med ทําเรียบร้อย bitmiş 完成 такий, що закінчив فارغ xong, kết thúc 完成
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throughout

طَوَال po celou dobu gennem hele überall in σε όλη τη διάρκεια a lo largo de kaikkialla pendant cijelo vrijeme completamente ・・・の隅から隅まで ...의 전체에 de hele tijd door over hele przez do começo ao fim постоянно överallt ทุกหนทุกแห่ง baştan başa xuyên suốt 整个
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