Though, Throughout and Go Through
2020-06-27
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1This week, we answer a question about three similar sounding terms. Our listener Suri writes:
2Hi, I want to know the meaning of "through," "throughout" and "go through."
3Hello Suri,
4Let me begin by talking about "through" and "throughout."
5Both can be used as prepositions or adverbs.
6Today, I will explain their uses as prepositions.
7Both words can relate to space or time, depending on how they are used.
8I will talk about space first.
9"Through" means moving from one side, or end, to another side, or end of something.
10For example, you can say, "The train went through the tunnel."
11That means it went in one side of the tunnel and out the other side.
12"Through" can also mean within a place or within a piece of land, air, or something else.
13For example, you can say, "I walked through the park." That means you walked within the park.
14"Throughout" means in every part of a place or thing.
15You can say, "There were pretty flowers throughout the park."
16That means every part of the park has pretty flowers.
17You can also say, "People throughout the United States have wonderful accents."
18An easy way to think of the difference between "through" and "throughout" is this: "Through" generally suggests motion; "throughout" generally describes a place or location.
19Now, let's think about how these words relate to time.
20"Through" suggests moving toward the completion or end of something.
21For example, "The sale goes through the end of June" means the sale will continue or last until the end of June.
22"Throughout" means during an entire situation or period of time.
23For example, "We heard birds singing throughout the day" means we heard them all day long.
24And finally, we turn to the term "go through."
25"Go through" is a phrasal verb with several meanings.
26Yet most are not related to the meanings of "through" and "throughout."
27But there is one meaning that relates in a small way - to examine something carefully.
28I can say, "I went through all of the papers and found what I was looking for."
29This meaning of "go through" suggests moving "through" something: in this case, the papers.
30For other meanings of "go through," you can use an online dictionary, such as The Merriam Webster Learners' Dictionary.
31That's all for Ask a Teacher this week.
32I'm Alice Bryant.
1This week, we answer a question about three similar sounding terms. Our listener Suri writes: 2Question: 3Hi, I want to know the meaning of "through," "throughout" and "go through." 4Answer: 5Hello Suri, 6Let me begin by talking about "through" and "throughout." Both can be used as prepositions or adverbs. Today, I will explain their uses as prepositions. 7Both words can relate to space or time, depending on how they are used. 8Space: though, throughout 9I will talk about space first. 10"Through" means moving from one side, or end, to another side, or end of something. For example, you can say, "The train went through the tunnel." That means it went in one side of the tunnel and out the other side. 11"Through" can also mean within a place or within a piece of land, air, or something else. For example, you can say, "I walked through the park." That means you walked within the park. 12"Throughout" means in every part of a place or thing. You can say, "There were pretty flowers throughout the park." That means every part of the park has pretty flowers. You can also say, "People throughout the United States have wonderful accents." 13An easy way to think of the difference between "through" and "throughout" is this: "Through" generally suggests motion; "throughout" generally describes a place or location. 14Time: through, throughout 15Now, let's think about how these words relate to time. 16"Through" suggests moving toward the completion or end of something. For example, "The sale goes through the end of June" means the sale will continue or last until the end of June. 17"Throughout" means during an entire situation or period of time. For example, "We heard birds singing throughout the day" means we heard them all day long. 18Go through 19And finally, we turn to the term "go through." 20"Go through" is a phrasal verb with several meanings. Yet most are not related to the meanings of "through" and "throughout." 21But there is one meaning that relates in a small way - to examine something carefully. I can say, "I went through all of the papers and found what I was looking for." This meaning of "go through" suggests moving "through" something: in this case, the papers. 22For other meanings of "go through," you can use an online dictionary, such as The Merriam Webster Learners' Dictionary. 23That's all for Ask a Teacher this week. 24I'm Alice Bryant. 25Alice Bryant wrote this story for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor. 26What questions do you have about English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com. 27_______________________________________________________________ 28Words in This Story 29preposition - n. a word that shows direction, location or time, or introduces an object 30adverb - n. a word that is often used to show time, manner, place, or degree 31tunnel - n. a passage that goes through a hill or under the ground 32park - n. a piece of public land in or near a city that can be used for pleasure and exercise 33accent - n. a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a region or country 34phrasal verb - n. a group of words that functions as a verb and is made up of a verb and a preposition, an adverb, or both 35dictionary - n. a reference book that contains words listed in alphabetical order and gives information about the meanings, forms and pronunciations