Phrasal verb
go through sth
Definition
phrasal verb. to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation; you can also use this when you check something carefully.
phrasal verb. to undergo a difficult period or experience; alternatively, to examine or search through a collection of items or a document systematically.
Examples
“She is going through a hard time at work.”
“We need to go through the contract one more time to make sure there are no mistakes.”
“The nation is going through a period of profound economic transformation that requires citizens to adapt to new digital realities.”
Examples
simple
“She is going through a hard time at work.”
contextual
“We need to go through the contract one more time to make sure there are no mistakes.”
complex
“The nation is going through a period of profound economic transformation that requires citizens to adapt to new digital realities.”
Usage
when meaning 'experience', the object is usually a negative event like a divorce, crisis, or surgery.
Teaching tip
help students distinguish between the physical sense (searching a bag) and the metaphorical sense (experiencing a hardship) by using different objects in drill exercises.
Pitfall
He went the documents through.
He went through the documents.
this phrasal verb is inseparable; the object must follow the particle 'through'.
Phrasal verb
Particles
through
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
go + through + object
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
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