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

An appeals court had not ruled on Saab's appeal by the time the prisoner swap went through. —Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026

Dell Children's had to go through ongoing regulatory compliance and certification steps to be able to perform the transplants. —Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026

In an 82-game season, every team goes through stretches of that kind. —Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026

The reaction in the comments is all over the place, with some doubting that Barrymore and Bertinelli actually went through with dyeing their hair gray. —Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Feb. 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