Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go through

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.64 in modern English

Syllables: go through
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To travel from one end of something to the other.

verb

To execute or carry out.

verb

To examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things).

Transitive verb

verb

To rob (someone), especially after searching through their clothes.

Dated; Slang

verb

To enact or recite the entire length of (something).

Transitive verb

verb

To undergo, suffer, experience.

Transitive verb

verb

To use up or wear out (clothing etc.).

Transitive verb

verb

To progress to the next stage of something.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"The train went through the tunnel."
"They went through the process step by step and ended up with Beef Wellingtom."
"Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee."
"After Betty died, Greg and Nicole had the job of going through her apartment and giving things away to charity, no small job since they felt the need to clean everything and make it look as good as possible before giving it away."
"Juve’s indignities in that period also featured a sending-off for Juan Cuadrado, one of their substitutes, and a late goal from Marco Asensio when the thousands of Madridistas were already going through their victory songs."
"I went through a lengthy immigration process before I was allowed across the border."

Usage

Inflected Forms

goes through (present, singular) going through (participle, present) went through (past) gone through (participle, past)

Phrases

go through with

Frequently Paired Words

go through with

Synonyms

work through run through devour demolish down consume experience see

Questions

What does go through mean?: To travel from one end of something to the other.

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