throughout

CEFRB1

/θɹuːˈaʊt/

preposition · adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    preposition

    In every part of a place or period.

  2. 02

    adverb

    During the whole time.

Examples

  • The audience sobbed throughout the climax of the movie.

  • They export their products to markets throughout the world.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /tɹʲuːˈæʊ/
  • /t̪ɹʉuˈaʊt̞/

Deep Dive

preposition

Extra meanings

  1. Completely through, right the way through.

  2. In every part of; all through.

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. In every part; everywhere.

More examples

In context

  • The fire spread throughout the house.

  • The apartment is parqueted throughout except for the kitchen and bathroom.

  • The fight was excrutiating. Throughout, we maintained our dignity though.

Synonyms

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Origin

preposition

From Old English þurh ūt, equivalent to through + out. Compare German durchaus (“all the way, fully, absolutely”).