Particle guide

Phrasal verbs with through

The particle through starts from one core idea — passage from one side to the other. Sink In groups its verbs by the recurring ways that idea plays out, so verbs that look unrelated line up into patterns.

56 phrasal verbs · 6 meaning groups

The meaning map of through

Passage

Movement goes from one side to the other.

break through come through cut through drive through go through look through pass through push through run through sail through shine through slip through soak through squeeze through

Finishing

You start a task and keep going to the end. You finish the whole thing.

be through break through carry through come through fall through follow through get through go through hammer through muddle through plough through power through push through put through

Use All

You move through a supply until none is left.

get through go through

Examination

You check each part from start to finish.

browse through comb through flick through flip through go through leaf through look through read through rifle through run through see through sift through skim through think through

Messages

A call or message moves through a line and reaches someone. You connect, make contact, or make the idea clear.

break through come through get through go through patch through push through put through ring through talk through

Endurance

You continue during a hard time until it ends.

battle through bring through come through get through go through last through live through pull through put through ride through see through sit through sleep through stick through

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