Definition

1. Verb (transitive):

   • To experience or endure something difficult or unpleasant: To undergo a challenging situation, process, or series of events.
   • To examine or search something carefully and systematically: To look through the contents of something in a detailed and methodical way.
   • To be officially approved or accepted: To pass through a formal process, such as a review or vote, and be accepted.

2. Verb (intransitive):

   • To pass through a physical space or barrier: To move from one side of an object or area to the other.
   • To be consumed or used up completely: To be spent, depleted, or finished.

Usage Examples

• Verb (transitive):

  • She had to go through a difficult divorce. (She had to experience the difficult process of a divorce.)
  • I need to go through these files before the meeting. (I need to examine these files carefully before the meeting.)
  • The new law finally went through Parliament. (The new law was finally approved by Parliament.)

• Verb (intransitive):

  • The road goes through a tunnel under the mountain. (The road passes through a tunnel.)
  • We went through three bottles of water on our hike. (We used up three bottles of water completely.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go through with (something)": to complete or carry out something you have planned or promised, especially something difficult or unpleasant.
  • Despite his nerves, he decided to go through with the speech.
• "to go through the motions": to do something in a mechanical or routine way without any real interest or feeling.
  • After the argument, he was just going through the motions at work.
• "to go through hell" (idiomatic): to have an extremely bad or painful experience.
  • The refugees went through hell to reach safety.

Variants and Related Words

• Go-over (noun): A thorough inspection or review.
  • Give the document a final go-over before you submit it.
• Go-through (noun, informal): A difficult experience.
  • The bankruptcy was a real go-through for the family.

Synonyms

• Endure: To suffer patiently.
• Undergo: To experience something, especially something unpleasant or demanding.
• Scrutinize: To examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
• Traverse: To travel across or through.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Go over: To review, examine, or check something.
  • Let's go over the plan one more time.
• Go across: To move from one side to the other of a place.
  • We need to go across the bridge.

Related Idioms

• Go through the roof: To become very angry; or for prices or numbers to increase very rapidly.
  • His temper went through the roof when he saw the mistake.
  • Gas prices have gone through the roof this year.
• Go through channels: To follow the proper official procedures.
  • You must go through channels to get that request approved.

Verb

1. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
   • Did he go through with the treatment?
   • He implemented a new economic plan
   • She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal
2. eat immoderately
   • Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
3. go across or through
   • We passed the point where the police car had parked
   • A terrible thought went through his mind
4. apply thoroughly; think through
   • We worked through an example
5. go or live through
   • We had many trials to go through
   • he saw action in Viet Nam