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to go through

to go through

161 3.3
To eat or use something quickly until it is finished
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ θru/
translation icon : acabar con
  • Time to go through my Fenty Beauty gloss sticks.

And sadly you can go through it pretty quickly.

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Examples

  • Kat and the rest of the team go through a grueling practice session.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I mean, I probably go through at least half a bottle a night.

  • And otherwise, we have to go through a dozen cookies.

  • After twenty minutes, the students have gone through six different activities.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The legislation to implement the High Convention on Intercountry Adoption is going through Congress now.

    Academic text (2001)

  • She can easily go through a box of chocolates in one sitting.

  • During the party, he goes through two dozen cupcakes without realizing it.

  • My friends and I go through snacks so quickly when we watch movies together.

Synonyms

to consume
vsto go through
149 2.4

To eat or drink something

adds quickness and strong appetite or full use to that basic action
to stuff
vsto go through
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

expresses quick complete use with appetite rather than excess fullness
to down
vsto go through
  • Informal
22 5.4

Eat or drink something quickly and completely

adds strong appetite or enthusiasm to the quick complete action
to gobble up
vsto go through
  • Informal
19 3.0

To eat something quickly and eagerly

stresses using or finishing things completely as well as quick eating
to devour
vsto go through
13 2.9

To eat food quickly because you are very hungry

is about finishing or using things completely rather than just eagerness
to put away
vsto go through
  • Informal
3 3.4

To eat a large amount of food quickly

focuses more on finishing or using things completely with enthusiasm
to demolish
vsto go through
  • Informal
2 3.7

Eat all the food very quickly

is used for eating or using things more broadly rather than only food

Antonyms

to savor
  • US
47 4.1

To enjoy something slowly and fully while noticing every part

How Quickly

to gobble
16 2.6
to devour
13 2.9
to go through
161 3.3
to eat
∞ 1.0
to nibble
56 2.0
to pick at
5 4.6

Surface Forms

go through infinitive
going through present participle
goes through third person singular
went through past
gone through past participle

Morphology

go + through

The meaning 'to experience or endure a difficult situation' is a metaphorical extension of the literal sense of 'go' + 'through' (to pass through something), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can often infer it means to undergo or pass an experience. However, the shift from physical movement to enduring hardship is figurative and not fully predictable without exposure, so it is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Go through may come from the image of food or supplies that go through a home quickly: items move from the shelf into hands and are soon gone. So, it now means 'to use something completely and quickly'.