throughout

[ throo-out ]
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preposition
  1. in or to every part of; everywhere in: They searched throughout the house.

  2. from the beginning to the end of: He was bored throughout the play.

adverb
  1. in every part: rotten throughout.

  2. at every moment or point: following the text closely throughout.

Origin of throughout

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English throw out, Old English thurh ūt “through and out the other side (of)”; see through, out

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How to use throughout in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for throughout

throughout

/ (θruːˈaʊt) /


preposition
  1. right through; through the whole of (a place or a period of time): throughout the day

adverb
  1. through the whole of some specified period or area

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