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

That's the question that usually goes through my mind at this point in every election cycle. — Nathan Gonzales Cq-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Sentara Health, a hospital system in Virginia with more than $14 billion of revenue, recently went through a contract dispute with Anthem, the health plan owned by Elevance Health. — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026

As the former Paramount and WBD come together, there are some unanswered questions about the hierarchy of ad sales in particular, with both companies recently having gone through leadership changes. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

Brown went through several rounds of egg retrievals, each requiring injections, appointments, ultrasounds and blood work. — Olivia Laborde, AJC.com, 5 Oct. 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