go through
Britishverb
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(adverb) to be approved or accepted
the amendment went through
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(preposition) to consume; exhaust
we went through our supplies in a day
some men go through a pair of socks in no time
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Also: go over. (preposition) to examine and revise as necessary
he went through the figures
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(preposition) to suffer
she went through tremendous pain
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Also: go over. (preposition) to rehearse
let's just go through the details again
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Also: go over. (preposition) to clean
she went through the cupboards in the spring-cleaning
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(preposition) to participate in
she went through the degree ceremony without getting too nervous
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to bring to a successful conclusion, often by persistence
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(preposition) (of a book) to be published in
that book has gone through three printings this year alone
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to proceed to the next round of a competition
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Examine carefully, as in I went through all the students' papers . [Mid-1600s]
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Experience, undergo, suffer, as in We went through hell trying to find an answer . [Early 1700s]
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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]
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Use up, complete, as in The children went through all the milk we bought in one day . [Mid-1900s]
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Succeed, be approved, as in I'm sure this new deal will go through . [Late 1800s]
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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]
Example Sentences
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But the investigation continues, and the Los Angeles Police Department in August sought a search warrant to go through her phone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
"So we are going to have to go through the rubble and see how many victims there were on board, as well as identify the helicopter; we couldn’t even see a tail," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
"I don't need to go through the assembly to give effect to this," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“One of the best things you can do is go through old cable traffic,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
I knew it was code for “I don’t want to go through Pops’s things by myself,” and to be honest, I feel the same way.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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