through

/θruː/ preposition

Definition

A2 from one end or side of something to the other: The River Seine flows through Paris. The Mississippi River flows through New Orleans.

B1 from the beginning to the end of something: He worked through the night.

B1 because of someone or something: She got the job through hard work.

B1 using something, or with someone’s help: I met my girlfriend through my brother.

› US from one time until another time: The store is open Monday through Friday.

(Definition of through preposition from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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