be through
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle through
Meanings
Have finished something
Why “through”? You start a task and keep going to the end. You finish the whole thing.
“I'm through with the report.”
“I'm through with the washing now.”
Don't confuse with
Be through means have finished something. Be after means be trying to find or get something.
Test yourself
“I'm through with the report.” What does it mean?
Nearby in the meaning map
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be after
A contrast learners often mix up
Be trying to find or get something
break through
Same through pattern: finishing
Cut into a broadcast or transmission; Force a way through an obstacle or barrier; Achieve success after a period of effort
carry through
Same through pattern: finishing
Complete what was promised
come through
Same through pattern: finishing
Pass through to arrive on the other side; Survive a difficult or dangerous experience; Do what was expected or hoped for; Arrive at its destination, especially a message or call
fall through
Same through pattern: finishing
Fail to happen or be completed
follow through
Same through pattern: finishing
Carry an action to its proper conclusion
get through
Same through pattern: finishing
Finish a difficult task or period; Survive a hard time; Make contact by phone; Use up a quantity of something; Pass a test or selection process
go through
Same through pattern: finishing
Travel from one side to the other; Be approved or accepted by a system; Examine something carefully; Experience a difficult time; Be officially approved or completed; Use up a quantity of something quickly; Practise something step by step
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