go through

verb

went through; gone through; going through; goes through

intransitive verb

1

: to continue firmly or obstinately to the end

… I was going through with it if it killed me.

—A. W. Long

2

a

: to receive approval or sanction : pass

The amendment failed to go through.

b

: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion

The sale of the house went through.

transitive verb

1

: to subject to thorough examination, consideration, or study

went through the list of items one by one

2

: experience, undergo

had to go through quite an ordeal

3

: carry out, perform

went through his work in a daze

4

: search

caught him going through my desk

5

: to spend or use all of

already went through our savings

6

: to affect as a thought or memory

The words kept going through his mind.

Examples of go through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to preliminary findings from the NTSB, Flight 2976 went through normal takeoff protocols with no anomalies, based off analysis of the plane's in-flight voice recorder, spokesperson Todd Inman said. —Staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Nov. 2025

While going through customs, the individual allegedly entered the green lane, as opposed to the red lane where travelers must declare items. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025

Ferrara added that Clase could have stayed in the Dominican Republic and gone through extradition proceedings, but Judge Joseph Marutollo was not moved. —Adam Reiss, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025

The local lakes went through corresponding changes. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou