thro'

preposition

Through.

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preposition

alternative thro

  1. archaicpoeticThrough.

    And quickly thro' the spacious building fly ;

    1838, Thomas Eagles, Brendallah, A Poem, Whittaker & Co., section LXII, page 112
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    all times I have enjoy'd Greatly, have suffer'd greatly, both with those That loved me, and alone; on shore, and when Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades (10) Vext the dim sea

    1833, Alfred Tennyson, Ulysses

    Hoe, hoe, hoe your row Thro' the summer heat Merrily do your bit Cheerily stick to it Raising beans and wheat!

    traditional, “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”Scholastic Kids

    Synonyms: thru

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionThrough.

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thro'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thro'

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“thro'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thro'. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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