The English Oracle

"Through" or "throughout"

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00:00 &Quot;Through&Quot; Or &Quot;Throughout&Quot;
00:22 Accepted Answer Score 8
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One of the Oxford English Dictionary’s definitions of throughout as a preposition is ‘Through the whole of . . . in or to every part of; everywhere in.’ Through, on the other hand, can mean ‘by means of’. Your choice depends on the meaning you want to express.