English verb: go through | |||
1. | go through (perception) go or live through | ||
Samples | We had many trials to go through. He saw action in Viet Nam. | ||
Synonyms | experience, see | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | undergo | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | come, endure, enjoy, experience, feel, find, know, live, meet, see, suffer, suffer, witness | ||
2. | go through (consumption) apply thoroughly; think through | ||
Samples | We worked through an example. | ||
Synonyms | run through, work through | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | whip through | ||
3. | go through (motion) go across or through | ||
Samples | We passed the point where the police car had parked. A terrible thought went through his mind. | ||
Synonyms | go across, pass | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blunder, break through, cover, crack, crash, cross, cut, cut across, cut through, cycle, fumble, get across, get over, infiltrate, lock, make, move through, muscle, negociate, negotiate, overstep, pass across, pass over, pass over, pass through, pass through, run, squeak by, squeak through, track, transgress, transit, transit, traverse, trespass, work | ||
4. | go through (consumption) eat immoderately | ||
Samples | Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal. | ||
Examples | They go through more bread | ||
Synonyms | consume, devour, down | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
5. | go through (change) pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | ||
Samples | Did he go through with the treatment?. He implemented a new economic plan. She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal. | ||
Synonyms | carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, implement, put through | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complete, finish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adhere | ||
Verb group | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill | ||