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threw ~ through

[the same pronunciation, as in ‘through’]

“Threw” (verb) is the past tense form of the verb word ‘throw’ ~~~ throw – threw – thrown – throwing  which means‘to make an object, or person, move fast through the air by taking it into one’s hand and moving/pushing the hand forward or upward so that it falls at a distance; to push someone or something roughly and carelessly so that theyfall down at a distance; (with “up”) to vomit’,

e.g.

The goalkeeper threw the ball back to the players.

The police threw the suspect to the ground and put on the handcuffs.

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“Through”, as a preposition, is ‘(of a place or position) entering from one end or side and exiting from or reaching  the other end or side; (of something or someone) cutting something or making a hole in something or someone from one side to the other; to reach a place or point with great difficulty; from the beginning to the end; until and including {in this sense the spelling ‘thru’ is also used in American and British English}; by means of, because of’; as an adjective, it means ‘(*always before a noun) being done without stopping; (**never before a noun) to have finished doing something or using something, and to break or end a relationship with others’; and as an adverb, it is ‘{qualifying a verb in the situations mentioned above, and…} connecting a person to another by telephone; used after an adjective to give the meaning “completely”’, [Please, go to the previous entry.]

a horse jumping through a loop

e.g.

The cat jumped into the room through the window.    [through – preposition]

A little boy pushed his way through the crowd in search of his father.   [through – preposition]

All the vehicles were stopped by the side of the road to let the ambulance pass through.    [through – adverb]

Our football team is through to the finals.    [through – adverb]

{on the telephone} “Put me through to the manager, please.”    [through = connect to -- adverb]

This is not a through road; you’ve got to turn back to get back to the main road.    [through = thoroughfare -- *adjective]

I and my friend are through.     [through = separated -- *adjective]

Common Errors:

1.

When I asked for her book, she through it to me.  [wrong]

When I asked for her book, she threw it to me.      [right]

2.

After buying the book, he leafed threw it.   [wrong]    [leafed = turned over the pages without actually reading them]

After buying the book, he leafed through it.  [right]

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