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

In a way, playing baseball helps bring happiness to those going through tragedy, Rojas said. — Liana Handler follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The Secret Service said earlier this evening that all attendees who evacuated the venue due to orders to shelter from approaching severe storms would have to go through security screenings again. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis. — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

The two went through a tumultuous series of ups and downs over the subsequent year before Cuddy left the hospital — and the show — at the end of season 7. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for go through

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