"I am through with my interview" or "I am through with my exams".

[tufguy]

What exactly does "I am through" mean? Does it mean I have cleared something? Like "I am through with my interview" or "I am through with my exams".

 

[Tarheel]

What exactly does "I am through" mean?

All by itself it means nothing at all, but you should know that by now.

 

[Tarheel]

Does it mean I have cleared something?

If by that you mean you have finished it, yes.

 

[Tarheel]

Like "I am through with my interview" or "I am through with my exams".

You have finished the interview, or you have finished the exams. You could also say, "I'm through with you!" to indicate the relationship (with someone) is over and done for.

 

[emsr2d2]

Does it mean I have cleared something?

We don't say "I have cleared something".

 

[tufguy]

We don't say "I have cleared something".

What should I say then? Do we say "I have passed the interview" or "I have passed my exams"?

 

[tufguy]

We don't say "I have cleared something".

What should I say then? Do we say "I have passed the interview" or "I have passed my exams"?

You have finished the interview, or you have finished the exams. You could also say, "I'm through with you!" to indicate the relationship (with someone) is over and done for.

Okay, so it doesn't mean to pass anything like exams or interview. It simply means something is over.

 

[emsr2d2]

What should I say then? Do we say "I have passed the interview" or "I have passed my exams"?

You can say both of those if you were successful at both. If you simply mean that they're over, say "My interview's/exam's finished/over"

Okay, so it doesn't mean to pass anything like exams an exam or an interview. It simply means something is over.

"I am through with ..." has two meanings. One is that the thing is over/finished. The other is that you've had enough of something or someone and you are bringing it to an end.

 

[Tarheel]

I have never heard of passing an interview before. I do know there is an American expression "I aced the interview" meaning the person thinks he/she did very well.

 

[emsr2d2]

I have never heard of passing an interview before. I do know there is an American expression "I aced the interview" meaning the person thinks he/she did very well.

I associate it with interviews that have several stages. I might say, for example, that I'd passed the first interview and was waiting for a date for the next one.