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 meA. 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

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Because of her pregnancy, Usagi counts as two people, and cannot go through any door that is allocated for only one person. Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025 Earlier this week in practice, Newman drove the lane and, instead of shooting in traffic, fired a no-look pass to BJ Davis in the corner that went through his hands out of bounds. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025 Over 10,000 people have gone through the facility in Dallas so far during fiscal year 2025, according to data shared with USA TODAY by the Transactional Records Access Clearing House, a research group that tracks immigration enforcement data. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Can your landlord go through your property? Kendrick Marshall, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go through

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go through was in 1513

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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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