thoroughgo en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English thurhgon, from Old English þurhgān (“to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade”), equivalent to thorough- + go. Cognate with Dutch doorgaan (“to go on, continue, go through, proceed”), German durchgehen (“to go through, pass through”).
Meanings
- (obsolete, transitive) To go through.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thoroughgoes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| thoroughwent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| thoroughgoing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| thorough-go | alternative | lexicographic | |
| thoroughgone | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |