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

On September 21, Paramount reached a settlement with the states blocking the merger by agreeing to a series of concessions in order for the deal to the go through. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

The process requires researchers to submit a lengthy proposal and go through multiple rounds of screening and review by independent experts. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

Iamaleava looked poised in the pocket, going through multiple reads and hitting pass catchers across the field in an array of spots and formations. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Lyle was with the team in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for the Wake Forest game, but did not play despite going through pregame warmups in uniform. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 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