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 meA. W. Long
2
a
: to receive approval or sanction : pass
b
: to come to a desired or satisfactory conclusion

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The two did, however, go through a few rifts in 2023 including having a public spat at the BET Awards over Uzi giving JT’s seat to ASAP Bari. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Feb. 2025 Given the current state of hiring, those prospects are harder, Pollak said, adding that if the severance packages do indeed go through September, that should provide enough time for people to find work. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025 Harvard-Westlake paid more than $40 million for the land in 2021, then had to go through years of community meetings while getting permits and receiving permission from the city to build. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 The rule change is also likely to result in delivery delays since the packages now have to go through customs, Juozas Kaziukenas, founder of e-commerce intelligence firm Marketplace Pulse, told the Associated Press. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for go through 

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of go through was in 1513

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“Go through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20through. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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