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comb through

comb through verb: to examine scrupulously.

Verb

comb through (third-person singular simple present combs through, present participle combing through, simple past and past participle combed through)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To examine scrupulously.
    • Near-synonym: pore over
    • Israeli soldiers who combed slowly through the village on Tuesday warned visiting journalists to stay out of homes that had not been cleared, warning they could be booby-trapped with explosives.2023 October 11, Emma Graham-Harrison, “Hamas gunmen ‘killed families in their beds’ at Kfar Aza kibbutz, say Israeli forces”, in The Guardian

Synonyms of comb through

Forms of comb through

third-person singular presentcombs through
present participlecombing through
past participlecombed through
pastcombed through

Questions about comb through

What does comb through mean?
Comb through means to examine scrupulously.
What part of speech is comb through?
Comb through is a verb.
What is the past tense of comb through?
The past tense of comb through is combed through.

Words near comb through in the dictionary

  1. comb out
  2. comb over
  3. comb someone's hair the wrong way
  4. comb test
  5. comb tests
  6. comb through
  7. comb-brush
  8. comb-brushes
  9. comb-crested jacana
  10. comb-footed spider
  11. comb-footed spiders

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