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

Propheter argues that before signing off on a stadium, government entities should ensure that such ancillary development plans have gone through a permitting process, with money lined up. —Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026

The bonding that this team went through every day the last two weeks has been nothing less than superior. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026

To be in America, seeing what’s happening, what goes through your mind as someone who has live through that, and also to be a parent? —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026

Let’s now go through all the new tribes and what went down on each of the beaches. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 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