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go through

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: go THROUGH. Saying “GO through” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

No pause between the words. /oʊ/ runs straight into /θ/ — “go through” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle. Watch the TH in “through” — tongue tip between the teeth, voiceless. Swapping it for /t/ or /s/ is the usual slip.

3 meanings

  1. 1

    To experience something difficult.

    • “She's going through a lot right now.”
    • “Nobody should have to go through that alone.”

    Similar: endure, undergo

  2. 2

    To search something thoroughly.

    • “Customs went through every bag.”

    Similar: search, examine

  3. 3

    (Of a plan or deal) to be officially approved.

    • “The sale finally went through on Tuesday.”

    Similar: be approved

The particle logic

through

Something passes from one end of an obstacle to the other.

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More GO phrasal verbs

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go ahead

To proceed, or to give permission to proceed.

go on

To continue.

go out

To leave home for a social activity.

go off

(Of an alarm) to start sounding.

go over

To review or examine something carefully.

go back

To return to a place or a previous state.

go along with

To agree to a plan or accept an opinion.

go down

To decrease.

go up

To increase.

go for

To choose or decide on something.

go after

To pursue something or someone you want.

go by

(Of time) to pass.

go through — meaning, examples & how to say it