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

Cirie is struggling with this challenge, going through each coconut, one by one, in the blazing sun. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

Every time Lockport’s Sydney Amschler steps up to the plate, the senior left fielder goes through a methodical routine. —Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

Chapa explained former city manager Bob Terrell had to go through a complicated council process to break the department up. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026

Grant, a 6-foot-3, 335-pound interior defensive lineman who can be athletic at his size, went through some rookie struggles and also some flashes. —David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 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