go through
verb
went through; gone through; going through; goes through
1
: to continue firmly or obstinately to the end
… I was going through with it if it killed me.—
A. W. Long
A. W. Long2
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.
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
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.
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People will then have to go through all the security measures just like passengers.
—Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Guides go through the company's history (the founder made his first float on the back of a mule cart in 1932) and give detailed explanations of how pieces are made.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
The contract is being finalized and will go through 2028.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
In fact, a recent report from vocational and education provider TAFE Gippsland shows people, on average, go through three-to-seven career changes throughout their lifetime—and 16 job changes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Nakano, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Guides go through the company's history (the founder made his first float on the back of a mule cart in 1932) and give detailed explanations of how pieces are made.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
The contract is being finalized and will go through 2028.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
In fact, a recent report from vocational and education provider TAFE Gippsland shows people, on average, go through three-to-seven career changes throughout their lifetime—and 16 job changes.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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