What does "go through" mean?
"Go through" has several meanings - from experiencing hardship to checking a document. Here's how context changes the meaning.
Multiple meanings - context determines which
1. To experience something difficult
"She's going through a difficult time."
"He went through a serious illness last year."
"I can't imagine what they went through."
2. To check or review something carefully
"Let me go through the report before we send it."
"She went through the contract line by line."
"Can we go through the agenda quickly?"
3. To use up or consume
"We went through all the milk."
"They went through three managers in one year."
4. To pass through a place or process
"The bill went through parliament."
"You'll need to go through security."
Not separable
The object follows through:
"Go through it." β / "Go it through." β
Most common at work
Meaning 2 - reviewing something together:
"Let's go through the slides before the presentation."
What does "go through" mean?
"Go through" has several meanings - from experiencing hardship to checking a document. Here's how context changes the meaning.
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