ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thru

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /θɹuː/ · Part of speech preposition

Quick meaning: Thru is a preposition meaning (Canada, US, informal) Nonstandard spelling of through.

Meaning

(Canada, US, informal) Nonstandard spelling of through.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, rare, regional or dialectal) Eye dialect spelling of through.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Abbreviation of through.

Example Sentences

… to respect human rights, then failing to explicitly define thru common understanding.
Going thru a great crisis of self-analysis, especially in relation to job, school, work, students.
Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona as received by J. William Lloyd from Comalk-Hawk-Kih (Thin Buckskin) thru the interpretation of Edward Hubert Wood.
We wanted an overall treatment system that gave us optimum reliability and required a minimum of labor to operate - from primary clarifier thru sludge handling, …

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include had, has, hiker, hikers, perform, through.

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