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to go through with

to go through with

175 3.7
To do something you promised or planned even if it feels difficult
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ θru wɪð/
translation icon : llevar a cabo
  • Despite her doubts, she decided to go through with the plan to start her own business.

Do not confuse what you decided to go through with what God wanted you to deal with.

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Examples

  • I held my breath, expecting he had decided not to go through with it.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • I can't go through with this.

    Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

  • OK, so we're going to go through with the whole process, correct?

  • No, you cannot go through with this.

    97 Minutes (2023)

  • Neither of us could go through with it, so we agreed to walk away.

    The Bricklayer (2023)

  • Mrs Johnson, if you feel that you cannot go through with this right now, you need to let me know.

    The Tall Man (2012)

  • Are you sure you want to go through with what you think you do? Quit now.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • But I'd never be able to go through with it.

    Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

  • I'm more like, once you start something, you might as well go through with it.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • You're really gonna go through with this, huh?

    Blades of Glory (2007)

Synonyms

to go ahead
vsto go through with
∞ 2.3

Start or continue something after deciding to do it

is about finishing promised actions despite doubts rather than simply starting them
to implement
vsto go through with
515 3.7

To put a plan or rule into action

means completing a personal promise despite doubts not just formal execution
to carry out
vsto go through with
348 1.8

To do a task or follow instructions

stresses finishing promised plans even when you doubt or hesitate
to follow through
vsto go through with
86 3.7

Continue and finish something you promised to do

stresses finishing planned promises even when you feel unsure or hesitant
to go all the way
vsto go through with
56 3.6

Stick with something until you finish it

often emphasizes completing a promise despite doubt rather than pure commitment
to put through
vsto go through with
22 3.7

To make a plan or change happen

focuses on completing planned promises even when you feel unsure
to power through
vsto go through with
  • Informal
8 4.2

Continue and finish a task with strong effort when it is hard or you are tired

relies more on keeping a promise despite doubts rather than sheer force
to carry through
vsto go through with
2 3.7

Finish something successfully when it is difficult

focuses on completing planned promises even when you have doubts
to follow out
vsto go through with
1 4.6

Continue an idea or plan until it is finished

focuses more on finishing promises despite doubts rather than just pursuing ideas

Antonyms

to back away
59 3.9

Stop supporting or taking part in a plan because you feel unsure

How Committed

to go through with
175 3.7
attempt
∞ 1.0
to start
∞ 1.0
to hesitate
318 2.5
to think about
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

go + through + with

The combination of 'go' (move/enter a state) + 'through' (from start to finish) makes the core idea of completing or carrying something to the end reasonably inferable, so a learner who knows those words could guess the basic sense. However, the specific construction 'go through with (a plan)' and the nuance of carrying out something despite doubts is partly conventional and relies on the particle + preposition pattern, so full meaning requires some exposure.

Etymology

The phrasal verb go through with paints a picture of someone moving through a difficult thing and staying with it until the end, so it means 'to do or finish something you planned or promised even when it is hard'.