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

b

: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion

Examples of go through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those proposals then go through a public feedback process for citizens in their respective states to potentially end up before legislators, or as the basis for future advocacy work. —Maayan Silver, NPR, 24 May 2024

South Carroll boys basketball had just gone through a brutal stretch. —Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024

Your family has gone through a terrible tragedy in the past year. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 23 May 2024

In fact, the UK is only slightly behind the US in terms of consumption of the French sparkling wine — America went through a little over 26.9 million bottles — despite having only about one-fifth the number of residents. —Kate Krader, Fortune Europe, 23 May 2024

In fact, the agency need not go through Congress for money at all. —Stephen L. Carter, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024

Which in fairness, were new to me until Sawyer and Coco went through puberty. —Diane Farr, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024

So last year, both Hoover and Eden went through the often-grueling egg retrieval process. —Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 12 May 2024

Lap 45: After all drivers go through green-flag pit stops, Ty Gibbs takes over the lead. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1