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  • 41get through — v. 1) (B) ( to deliver ) (she finally got the message through to them) 2) (D; intr.) ( to reach ) to get through to (we could not get through to her) * * * [ get θruː] (D; intr.) ( to reach ) to get through to (we could not get through to her) …

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  • 42go through — v. (d; intr.) ( to proceed ) to go through with (to go through with one s plans) * * * [ gəʊ θruː] (d;intr.) ( to proceed ) to go throughwith (to go through with one s plans) …

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  • 43put through — v. (D; tr.) ( to connect ) to put through to (she was finally put through to her number) * * * [ pʊt θruː] (D; tr.) ( to connect ) to put through to (she was finally put through to her number) …

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  • 44overthrow — o|ver|throw1 [ˌəuvəˈθrəu US ˌouvərˈθrou] v past tense overthrew [ ˈθru:] past participle overthrown [ ˈθrəun US ˈθroun] [T] 1.) to remove a leader or government from power, especially by force = ↑oust ▪ Rebels were already making plans to… …

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  • 45threw — [θru:] v the past tense of ↑throw 1 …

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  • 46through — through1 W1S1 [θru:] prep, adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door/passage etc)¦ 2¦(cutting/breaking)¦ 3¦(across an area)¦ 4¦(see through something)¦ 5¦(past a place)¦ 6¦(time)¦ 7¦(process/experience)¦ 8¦(competitions)¦ 9¦(because of something)¦ …

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  • 47throughout — through|out W1S3 [θru:ˈaut] prep, adv 1.) in every part of a particular area, place etc ▪ a large organization with offices throughout the world ▪ The disease spread rapidly throughout Europe. ▪ The house is in excellent condition, with fitted… …

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  • 48throughput — through|put [ˈθru:put] n [U] the amount of work, goods, or people that are dealt with in a particular period of time throughput of ▪ an airport with a weekly throughput of 100,000 passengers high/low throughput ▪ a large store with a high… …

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  • 49throughway — through|way [ˈθru:weı] n AmE a ↑thruway …

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  • 50throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse …

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