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

The roughly 40-mile route goes through every borough as roads and bridges normally reserved for cars become a bike-only zone. —Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 2 May 2026

He’s gone into juvenile detention centers to help explain his story to kids who might be going through something unimaginable in their own lives. —Alex Zietlow, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026

The upgrades are just another way the area is improving, with the nearby Dana Point Harbor going through a major upgrade and other nearby developments, said Joel Krempasky. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 May 2026

Some of the stories aren't so far away from the tasks either I or my friends in various industries — whether fashion or magazines or PR or advertising — went through our first few years out of college. —Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 May 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