Dictionary

go through en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (literally) To travel from one end of something to the other.
   • The train went through the tunnel.
2. To execute or carry out.
   • They went through the process step by step and ended up with Beef Wellingtom.
3. (transitive) To examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things).
   • 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. 2005, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David Kessler, On Grief and Grieving, →ISBN, page 135:
   • Every morning, she went through her mail over a cup of coffee.
4. (dated, slang) To rob (someone), especially after searching through their clothes.
5. (transitive) To enact or recite the entire length of (something).
   • 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. 2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London):
6. (transitive) To undergo, suffer, experience.
   • She's yet to go through puberty, although she's already 17.
   • I went through a lengthy immigration process before I was allowed across the border.
   • "Oh, Hilda, Hilda!" was torn reproachfully from Mrs. Dupreen. "You know what we've gone through. Why didn't you tell us this before?" 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
7. (transitive) To use up or wear out (clothing etc.).
   • I've gone through two pairs of shoes already this holiday.
   • Her family drinks so much milk that they go through two gallons a week.
8. (intransitive) To progress to the next stage of something.
   • If United don't lose by more than 2 goals, they should go through to the next round.
9. (intransitive) To reach an intended destination after passing through some process.
   • I don't think my instant messages are going through.
   • My payment hasn't gone through yet.
   • And you have to be careful. If you don't book your parking in double-quick time, you risk a fine, so always double-check that your payment has gone through. Some operators don't even send you an email or text to say you've paid. 2025 October 15, 'Mystery Shopper', “About Anglia... and high scores”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 53:
10. (transitive) To beat, fight or attack (someone).
11. (of a flavor or ingredient, transitive) To be present and intense.
    • The cardamom goes through the cake.

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Translations (72)

fi käydä läpi (to examine or scrutinize) · nv yibadooghááh (undergo, suffer, experience) · chr ᎠᎦᏛᎴᏍᎦ (to travel from one end to the other) · sv gå igenom (reach an intended destination) · cmn 經歷 /经历 (undergo, suffer, experience) · sv gå igenom (to examine or scrutinize) · es atravesar (to travel from one end to the other) · es gastar (wear out (of clothing)) · cmn 歷經 /历经 (to examine or scrutinize) · fi mennä läpi (progress to the next stage) · es avanzar (progress to the next stage) · es padecer (undergo, suffer, experience) · nn gjennomgå (undergo, suffer, experience) · de durchmachen (undergo, suffer, experience) · cho hlopulli (to travel from one end to the other) · bg преминавам (to travel from one end to the other) · eo travivi (undergo, suffer, experience) · sv gå vidare (progress to the next stage) · cmn 經歷 /经历 (to examine or scrutinize) · cs projít (undergo, suffer, experience) · bg преминавам (progress to the next stage) · fr passer en revue (to examine or scrutinize) · hu végignéz (to examine or scrutinize) · eo trairi (to travel from one end to the other) · fi mennä läpi (reach an intended destination) · fi tarkastaa (to examine or scrutinize) · it passare in rassegna (to examine or scrutinize) · sv genomgå (undergo, suffer, experience) · it consultare (to examine or scrutinize) · sv gå igenom (undergo, suffer, experience) · el υποφέρω (undergo, suffer, experience) · es experimentar (undergo, suffer, experience) · nb gjennomgå (undergo, suffer, experience) · it avanzare (progress to the next stage) · fi mennä läpi (undergo, suffer, experience) · el καταλήγω (reach an intended destination) · sv gå igenom (to travel from one end to the other) · it attraversare (to travel from one end to the other) · it esaminare (to examine or scrutinize) · bg премина (undergo, suffer, experience) · fi kuluttaa loppuun (wear out (of clothing)) · es sufrir (undergo, suffer, experience) · bg премина (to travel from one end to the other) · fr vivre (undergo, suffer, experience) · es arribar (reach an intended destination) · el προκρίνομαι (progress to the next stage) · fi mennä läpi (to travel from one end to the other) · bg премина (progress to the next stage) · fr traverser (undergo, suffer, experience) · fi käydä läpi (enact or recite) · bg преминавам (undergo, suffer, experience) · fr traverser (to travel from one end to the other) · sv komma fram (reach an intended destination) · it arrivare (reach an intended destination) · fr subir (undergo, suffer, experience) · it subire (undergo, suffer, experience) · cs projít (to examine or scrutinize) · el εξετάζω προσεκτικά (to examine or scrutinize) · bg прегледам (to examine or scrutinize) · sv genomgå (to travel from one end to the other) · bg преглеждам (to examine or scrutinize) · cmn 通過 /通过 (to travel from one end to the other) · es llegar (reach an intended destination) · it logorare (wear out (of clothing)) · sv genomgå (reach an intended destination) · fi edetä (progress to the next stage) · cs procházet (to examine or scrutinize) · sv genomgå (to examine or scrutinize) · el υφίσταμαι (undergo, suffer, experience) · fi mennä läpi (enact or recite) · it consumare (wear out (of clothing)) · cs procházet (undergo, suffer, experience)