Phrasal verb
go through
Meanings
to experience or endure something, especially something difficult
to examine, check, or review something carefully from start to finish
to pass through a place or a barrier to the other side
Definition
Go through means to experience or endure something difficult or to examine something step by step.
To go through something usually means to experience it, especially when it is challenging or unpleasant. It can also mean to examine, check, or review something carefully from beginning to end. In everyday English, it is often used for life events, problems, or detailed reviews of information.
Examples
- I don’t want to go through that argument again.
- You should go through the instructions before you start.
- She went through the photos to find the best one.
- They went through a tough winter without heating.
- We went through the tunnel and reached the coast.
Common mistake
Learners often forget that the past form is went through (not "goed through").
More phrasal verbs
- go on To go on means to continue or keep happening.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.
- set up To set up means to arrange or prepare something so it is ready to use or happen.
- pick up “Pick up” most commonly means to collect someone or something from a place, usually by going there.
- go back To go back means to return to a place, time, or earlier situation.