Meaning of go through in English

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Verb
go through
Definitions
1. go or live through
Examples
- « We had many trials to go through »
- « he saw action in Viet Nam »
Derived terms
- experience
2. apply thoroughly
Examples
- « think through »
- « We worked through an example »
Derived terms
- run-through
3. go across or through
Examples
- « We passed the point where the police car had parked »
- « A terrible thought went through his mind »
4. eat immoderately
Examples
- « Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal »
Derived terms
- devourer
5. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
Examples
- « Did he go through with the treatment? »
- « He implemented a new economic plan »
- « She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal »
Derived terms

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« You go through at least the first two years of Star Trek and you find some amazing stuff. Everything that was going on Gene put into the series. He just put strange costumes on the actors and painted them funny colours and left the same situation in. »
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« A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well. »
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« Death is a billion-dollar business. They can't even pass a law where it takes seven days to get a gun. Why don't you have to go through the same kind of screening you do to get a driver's license? It's totally insane. »
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« We go through the whole season working on next season's car and developing the car and making sure we fit in the car and all that sort of stuff. And we obviously give ideas of what we would hope next year's car would have even if it's small things like buttons on the steering wheel and different positions and whatever. »
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