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
A. W. Long2
a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion
Word History
First Known Use
1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1
go through
phrase
1
as in experience
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it I know how that feels because I've gone through it. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- experience
- undergo
- witness
- have
- endure
- see
- taste
- sustain
- know
- suffer
- feel
- pass
- encounter
- receive
- accept
- digest
- meet
- assimilate
2
as in perform
to carry through (as a process) to completion He'd recently gone through the process of obtaining a driver's license. Synonyms & Similar Words
- perform
- accomplish
- fulfill
- execute
- achieve
- put through
- do
- fulfil
- implement
- make
- follow through (with)
- carry out
- carry off
- pull off
- perpetrate
- prosecute
- complete
- commit
- negotiate
- bring off
- effect
- compass
- finish
- bring about
- realize
- practice
- effectuate
- ace
- end
- attain
- repeat
- nail
- reenact
- wind up
- engage (in)
- practise
- actualize
- reduplicate
- work (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fail
- slight
- slur
- skimp
3
as in study
to use the mind to acquire knowledge They went through the lesson several times. Synonyms & Similar Words
- study
- go over
- research
- bone (up)
- find out
- read
- learn
- memorize
- analyze
- con
- deduce
- swot
- understand
- digest
- cram
- restudy
- know
- grind
- apprehend
- comprehend
- grasp
- absorb
