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thoroughgo

thoroughgo verb: to go through.

Verb

thoroughgo (third-person singular simple present thoroughgoes, present participle thoroughgoing, simple past thoroughwent, past participle thoroughgone)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To go through.

Forms of thoroughgo

third-person singular presentthoroughgoes
present participlethoroughgoing
pastthoroughwent
past participlethoroughgone
alternative formthorough-go

Origin of thoroughgo

From Middle English thurhgon, from Old English þurhgān (“to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade”), equivalent to thorough- + go. Cognate with Dutch doorgaan (“to go on, continue, go through, proceed”), German durchgehen (“to go through, pass through”).

Words formed from thoroughgo

Questions about thoroughgo

What does thoroughgo mean?
Thoroughgo means to go through.
What part of speech is thoroughgo?
Thoroughgo is a verb.
What is the past tense of thoroughgo?
The past tense of thoroughgo is thoroughwent.

Words near thoroughgo in the dictionary

  1. thoroughfare
  2. thoroughfarer
  3. thoroughfarers
  4. thoroughfares
  5. thoroughflow
  6. thoroughgo
  7. thoroughgoing
  8. thoroughgoingly
  9. thoroughgoingness
  10. thoroughlane
  11. thoroughlanes

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