go through

British  

verb

1. (adverb) to be approved or accepted

   the amendment went through

2. (preposition) to consume; exhaust

   we went through our supplies in a day

   some men go through a pair of socks in no time

3. Also: go over.  (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary

   he went through the figures

4. (preposition) to suffer

   she went through tremendous pain

5. Also: go over.  (preposition) to rehearse

   let's just go through the details again

6. Also: go over.  (preposition) to clean

   she went through the cupboards in the spring-cleaning

7. (preposition) to participate in

   she went through the degree ceremony without getting too nervous

8. to bring to a successful conclusion, often by persistence

9. (preposition) (of a book) to be published in

   that book has gone through three printings this year alone

10. to proceed to the next round of a competition

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go through Idioms  

1. Examine carefully, as in I went through all the students' papers . [Mid-1600s]

2. Experience, undergo, suffer, as in We went through hell trying to find an answer . [Early 1700s]

3. Perform; also, rehearse for performance. For example, I went through the sonata in ten minutes , or Let's go through the third act again . [Mid-1700s]

4. Use up, complete, as in The children went through all the milk we bought in one day . [Mid-1900s]

5. Succeed, be approved, as in I'm sure this new deal will go through . [Late 1800s]

6. go through with . Complete, carry out, as in They got engaged last year, but I'm not sure they'll go through with the wedding . [Mid-1500s]

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Example Sentences

The counselors who made her feel truly understood “don’t even have to understand what I’m going through, but they do understand how to relate to someone, how to adapt whatever training they’ve had.”

From Los Angeles Times

To make the test, Oliver hit the “pause” button thousands of times as he went through the full series.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s obviously a pain because I have to go through customs twice each way,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They created difficulties for a team that went through their entire World Cup qualifying campaign without conceding a goal.

From BBC

It also saves companies money if they don’t go through with it, though that is less relevant for a company of SpaceX’s scale.

From Barron's

Related Words

• experience
• suffer
• survive
• undergo
• withstand