Meaning
- To pass through or enter a place.
- To examine or review something carefully.
- To use or consume something.
- To complete or finish a process.
- To be approved or accepted.
Today’s Sentences
01
We should go through the mountains.
Situation
I have no idea where we are.
We should go through the mountains.
Are you sure?
Couldn’t be more sure.
02
You can go through this book.
Situation
How am I supposed to write a report about the impacts of social media?
You can go through this book.
Wow, thanks!
This book is exactly what I needed!
I have an interest in societal development and picked up this book.
It’s a great read.
Writer’s Note
‘Go through‘ is a transitive and inseparable phrasal verb.
- Transitive: Go through requires a direct object to complete its meaning. You need to specify what is being gone through.
Example
Correct: She went through the documents carefully. (The object is documents.)
Incorrect: She went through carefully. (This would be incomplete without an object.) - Inseparable: The verb go and the particle through cannot be separated. You cannot place another word or object between them.
Example
Correct: We need to go through the contract before signing it.
Incorrect: We need to go the contract through before signing it.
Related words: Bear, brave, experience, support, swallow, tolerate, undergo, withstand.
