Careful examination can uncover a mistake.

The idea

Go through means examine a set of things carefully, often one by one. Put the noun or pronoun after through: go through the list or go through it. The past is went through. It is common in everyday and professional speech.

Examples

  • We went through the receipts together.
  • She went through the list before the meeting.
  • Please go through these notes for mistakes.
  • The teacher went through each answer with us.
  • I will go through the applications tomorrow.
  • He went through them one by one.

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Watch out

Do not separate the expression: go through them, not go them through.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct option. We ___ through the photos last night. (went / goed)

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    went

    went is the irregular past needed for last night.

  2. Choose the correct option. Please go through ___ before signing. (it / its)

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    it

    it refers to the document and follows the preposition.

  3. Choose the correct option. The team will go ___ every entry. (through / away)

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    through

    through completes the expression for examining each entry.

Use it today

Describe a set of things you need to examine carefully.