Phrase guide

go through with

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To carry out (something planned or promised); to proceed with or continue with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, transitive

Examples

  • If you decide to go through with the surgery, remember to leave time to recover.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 完成 (wánchéng) — carry out something planned or promised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 實現 /实现 (shíxiàn) — carry out something planned or promised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 堅持 /坚持 (jiānchí) — carry out something planned or promised
  • Chinese Mandarin: 進行 /进行 (jìnxíng) — carry out something planned or promised
  • Esperanto: trairi — carry out something planned or promised
  • Finnish: viedä läpi — carry out something planned or promised
  • Finnish: käydä läpi — carry out something planned or promised
  • Latin: perpetrō — carry out something planned or promised