What does 通す (toosu | とおす) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼女は一晩中泣き通した。
kanojo wa ichi ban chū naki tōshi ta.
She kept crying all night long.

彼女は一生独身で通した。
kanojo wa isshō dokushin de tōshi ta.
She remained unmarried until death. | She remained single all her life.

彼は夕刊にさっと目を通した。
kare wa yūkan ni satto me o tōshi ta.
He looked through the evening paper.

戻ってきてから、目を通すから。
modotte ki te kara, me o tōsu kara.
I'll look it over after I come back.

彼女は糸を通した針で縫います。
kanojo wa ito o tōshi ta hari de nui masu.
She sews with a needle and thread.

彼女は雑誌にざっと目を通した。
kanojo wa zasshi ni zatto me o tōshi ta.
She glanced through the magazine.

彼はその訪問者を居間に通した。
kare wa sono hōmon sha o ima ni tōshi ta.
He let the visitor into the living room. | He admitted the visitor to the living-room.

彼らはジャングルに道を通した。
karera wa janguru ni michi o tōshi ta.
They cut out a path through the jungle.

僕はちょっと新聞に目を通したい。
boku wa chotto shinbun ni me o tōshi tai.
I just want to glance at the paper.

編集者は原稿にさっと目を通した。
henshū sha wa genkō ni satto me o tōshi ta.
The editor glanced over the manuscript.

彼女を通しなさい、すぐ会うから。
kanojo o tōshi nasai, sugu au kara.
Send her in, and I will see her now.

彼らは多くの困難なことをやり通した。
karera wa ōku no konnan na koto o yari tōshi ta.
They went through with many difficulties.

彼女は彼からの手紙にざっと目を通した。
kanojo wa kare kara no tegami ni zatto me o tōshi ta.
She ran her eyes over the letter from him.

彼女はその宝石を自分のものとして通した。
kanojo wa sono hōseki o jibun no mono toshite tōshi ta.
She passed the jewel off as her own.

彼女は自分の名前があるか名簿に目を通した。
kanojo wa jibun no namae ga aru ka meibo ni me o tōshi ta.
She went over the list to see if her name was there. | She skimmed through the register to see if her name was in it.

彼女の反対はあるがそれをやり通すつもりだ。
kanojo no hantai wa aru ga sore o yari tōsu tsumori da.
I'm going to go through with it in spite of her opposition.

過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。
kako toi ga moshi aru nara ba ichiō me o tōsu hō ga ī to omoi masu.
If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.

望遠鏡を通してみると、惑星はまったく新たな様相を呈する。
bōenkyō o tōshi te miru to, wakusei wa mattaku arata na yōsō o teisuru.
Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.

兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。
kyōdai tomo ' tsuma to hikōki no ryōhō wa yashinae nai ' to no riyū de, shōgai dokushin o tōshi ta.
Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors. | Because they "could not both support wife and airplane" the two brothers spent their lives as bachelors. | Both brothers said that they couldn't support both a wife and an airplane, so they spent their lives as bachelors. | The reason both brothers gave for remaining bachelors was that they couldn't support both airplanes and a wife.

	The Japanese word
	通す
	is pronounced
	toosu \| とおす
	means
	to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep, to make way for, to persist in

	Examples:
	彼女は一晩中泣き通した。 kanojo wa ichi ban chū naki tōshi ta. She kept crying all night long.
	彼女は一生独身で通した。 kanojo wa isshō dokushin de tōshi ta. She remained unmarried until death. \| She remained single all her life.
	彼は夕刊にさっと目を通した。 kare wa yūkan ni satto me o tōshi ta. He looked through the evening paper.
	戻ってきてから、目を通すから。 modotte ki te kara, me o tōsu kara. I'll look it over after I come back.
	彼女は糸を通した針で縫います。 kanojo wa ito o tōshi ta hari de nui masu. She sews with a needle and thread.
	彼女は雑誌にざっと目を通した。 kanojo wa zasshi ni zatto me o tōshi ta. She glanced through the magazine.
	彼はその訪問者を居間に通した。 kare wa sono hōmon sha o ima ni tōshi ta. He let the visitor into the living room. \| He admitted the visitor to the living-room.
	彼らはジャングルに道を通した。 karera wa janguru ni michi o tōshi ta. They cut out a path through the jungle.
	僕はちょっと新聞に目を通したい。 boku wa chotto shinbun ni me o tōshi tai. I just want to glance at the paper.
	編集者は原稿にさっと目を通した。 henshū sha wa genkō ni satto me o tōshi ta. The editor glanced over the manuscript.
	彼女を通しなさい、すぐ会うから。 kanojo o tōshi nasai, sugu au kara. Send her in, and I will see her now.
	彼らは多くの困難なことをやり通した。 karera wa ōku no konnan na koto o yari tōshi ta. They went through with many difficulties.
	彼女は彼からの手紙にざっと目を通した。 kanojo wa kare kara no tegami ni zatto me o tōshi ta. She ran her eyes over the letter from him.
	彼女はその宝石を自分のものとして通した。 kanojo wa sono hōseki o jibun no mono toshite tōshi ta. She passed the jewel off as her own.
	彼女は自分の名前があるか名簿に目を通した。 kanojo wa jibun no namae ga aru ka meibo ni me o tōshi ta. She went over the list to see if her name was there. \| She skimmed through the register to see if her name was in it.
	彼女の反対はあるがそれをやり通すつもりだ。 kanojo no hantai wa aru ga sore o yari tōsu tsumori da. I'm going to go through with it in spite of her opposition.
	過去問がもしあるならば一応目を通すほうがいいと思います。 kako toi ga moshi aru nara ba ichiō me o tōsu hō ga ī to omoi masu. If there are past exam questions then I think it would be best to give them a quick look over.
	望遠鏡を通してみると、惑星はまったく新たな様相を呈する。 bōenkyō o tōshi te miru to, wakusei wa mattaku arata na yōsō o teisuru. Seen through a telescope, the planets take on a completely new appearance.
	兄弟とも「妻と飛行機の両方は養えない」との理由で、生涯独身を通した。 kyōdai tomo ' tsuma to hikōki no ryōhō wa yashinae nai ' to no riyū de, shōgai dokushin o tōshi ta. Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors. \| Because they "could not both support wife and airplane" the two brothers spent their lives as bachelors. \| Both brothers said that they couldn't support both a wife and an airplane, so they spent their lives as bachelors. \| The reason both brothers gave for remaining bachelors was that they couldn't support both airplanes and a wife.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org