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

At that point, the home was nearly 140 years old and went through a myriad of owners. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

That guy went through the roof, and deservedly so. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025

Moving on As Rensch went through his life in the Collective and his chess playing faded away, his issues continued to pile up. —Ben Morse, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025

In the meantime, grotesque monsters have overtaken the planet, killing those who’ve gone through the cryo process. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for go through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou