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

“We felt like he could go through this process pretty quick,” said Brent Heavener, Griffin’s high-school coach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Human minds should not go through what these just went through," said NASA's Artemis II mission commander Reid Wiseman during a press conference from space.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“They need to go through the lists one by one and look for everyone who is disappeared.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“A generation ago, all this collected data, somebody would have had to go through it. Somebody would have had to read it and analyze it, and make inferences from it,” Guariglia said.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nuclear operators go through rigorous control measures to make sure they don’t carry radioactive dust out of the plant at the end of a workday.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Related Words

• experience
• suffer
• survive
• undergo
• withstand