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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
go through something
go through sth phrasal verb [ goes through sth going through sth went through sth gone through sth gone through sth ] EXPERIENCE 1. <I > to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation • I've been going through a bad patch recently. • You'd think his children would be more sympathetic towards him after all he's gone through (= the many bad things he has experienced). Thesaurus+: ↑Experiencing and suffering • She's gone through a lot in order to achieve what she has. • He went through a difficult spell when he lost his job. • It's just a phase she's going through. • I apologize for what you had to go through. • I don't know how he goes through that ordeal every day. EXAMINE 2. <A > to examine something which contains a collection of things carefully in order to organize them or find something • I'm going through my wardrobe and throwing out all the clothes I don't wear any more. • Remember to go through the pockets before you put those trousers in the washing machine. Thesaurus+: ↑Analysing and evaluating ↑Assessing and estimating value • "I can't find my keys." "Have you gone through your jacket pockets?" • Would you mind if we went through your pockets? • I don't like to go through other people's drawers. • We went through all the cupboards and drawers and found things we hadn't seen for years. • She's going through all the drawers, looking for a pen. PRACTISE 3. to do something in order to practise or as a test • I'd like you to go through that manoeuvre again and then bring the car to a halt. Thesaurus+: ↑Repeating an action USE 4. to use a lot of something • Before I gave up smoking I was going through 40 cigarettes a day. • I went through a hundred quid on my last trip to London. Thesaurus+: ↑Using and misusing Main entry: gophrasal verb
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