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
goes through
phrase
1
as in undergoes
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
- undergoes
- experiences
- endures
- has
- knows
- suffers
- feels
- sees
- witnesses
- sustains
- tastes
- encounters
- passes
- receives
- meets
- accepts
- digests
- assimilates
2
as in accomplishes
to carry through (as a process) to completion He'd recently gone through the process of obtaining a driver's license. Synonyms & Similar Words
- accomplishes
- fulfills
- performs
- achieves
- executes
- does
- pulls off
- carries out
- fulfils
- makes
- carries off
- puts through
- implements
- brings off
- follows through (with)
- brings about
- perpetrates
- prosecutes
- negotiates
- commits
- completes
- effects
- compasses
- realizes
- finishes
- effectuates
- practices
- attains
- ends
- aces
- works (at)
- repeats
- winds up
- nails
- engages (in)
- reduplicates
- reenacts
- actualizes
- practises
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fails
- slurs
- skimps
- slights
3
as in studies
to use the mind to acquire knowledge They went through the lesson several times. Synonyms & Similar Words
- studies
- goes over
- researches
- learns
- reads
- finds out
- bones (up)
- swots
- analyzes
- memorizes
- restudies
- deduces
- knows
- cons
- understands
- digests
- crams
- grinds
- apprehends
- comprehends
- grasps
- absorbs
