through (prep.) Copy link Outline I. Motion, extension t.1. per (with acc.)2. expr. by compd. verbsII. During, throughout, (of time)III. By means of1. usu. expr. by abl. of cause, manner, or instrument2. per (mostly with acc. of person)3. propter (with acc.4. abIV. On account of1. ob, propter2. per (rare3. ex • through (prep.): I. Motion, extension t.: 1. per (with acc.): to see t. the membranes of the eyes, p. membranos oculorum cernere, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142: t. the forum, p. forum, id. Att. 14, 16: a hundred affairs flash t. my brain and start up at my side, negotia centum p. caput et circa saliunt latus, Hor. S. 2, 6, 33. 2. expr. by compd. verbs: the moon shining t. the windows, percurrens luna fenestras, Prop. 1, 3, 31: the prep. may be elegantly repeated: to break t. the midst of the foe, perrumpere per medios hostes, Caes. B. G. 6, 40. II. During, throughout, (of time): v. throughout. III. By means of: 1. usu. expr. by abl. of cause, manner, or instrument: v. Lat. Gr. §§ 311-313. 2. per (mostly with acc. of person): to learn t. scouts, p. exploratores cognoscere, Caes. B. G. 1, 22: to learn warfare by toil and experience, militiam discere p. laborem usu, Sall. C. 7 (al. laboris usu). 3. propter (with acc.: rare): those t. whom he lives, ii p. quos vivit, Cic. Mil. 22, 58 (i. e. those whom he has to thank for his life). 4. ab: v. from, by. Phr.: t. me thou hast recovered Tarentum, mea opera Tarentum recepisti, Cic. Sen. 4, 11: t. the ring he rose to be king, annuli beneficio rex exortus est, id. Off. 3, 9, 38. [N.B.--The gerund is never used in the abl. with a prep.] IV. On account of: 1. ob, propter: v. account (III. on account of). 2. per (rare: cf. Lat. Gr. § 556, 17, Obs. 1): t. age, p. aetatem, Cic. Manil. 1, 1: t. fear, p. metum, Pl. Aul. 2, 1, 12. 3. ex: v. from.