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

Germany has gone through several such phases since the end of the Third Reich. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

And since then, the Mets have gone through several general managers and interim general managers. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Still, Copilot is going through a reset, with Andreou eliminating extraneous versions of the AI tool and merging the teams that focused on consumer and enterprise versions of the product. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Spreads or squeeze-style margarines do not go through this process and instead rely on higher ratios of water and air to solid oils, which keep them soft and spreadable. — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 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