go through sth
— phrasal verb with go uk
/ɡəʊ/ us
/ɡoʊ/ verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone
(EXPERIENCE)
B2 to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation:
You'd think his children would be more sympathetic towards him after all he's gone through (= the many bad things he has experienced).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a martyr to sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be devoured by sth idiom
- get the short end of the stick idiom
- get/have your fingers burned idiom
- grip
- hands-on
- hold
- hold on
- ride
- run into sth
- sample
- seat
- sense
- underwent
- ups and downs
- writhe
(EXAMINE)
B2 to examine something that contains a collection of things carefully in order to organize them or find something:
More examples
- "I can't find my keys." "Have you gone through your jacket pockets?"
- Would you mind if we went through your pockets?
- I don't like to go through other people's drawers.
- We went through all the cupboards and drawers and found things we hadn't seen for years.
- She's going through all the drawers, looking for a pen.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
(PRACTISE)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
(USE)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
