Standard Lemma guide

throughout

adv · prep · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • thro͞o-outʹ
  • /θɹuːˈaʊt/
  • Canada: /θɹuˈʌʊt/
  • also, reduced: /θɹaʊt/
  • Ireland: /t̪ɹʉuˈaʊt̞/
  • /tɹjuːˈæʊ/ Dublin
  • /tɹjuːˈæʊʔ/ Dublin
  • /tɹjuːˈɛʊ/ Dublin
  • /tɹjuːˈɛʊʔ/ Dublin
  • /θuːˈaʊt/ African-American Vernacular, African-American
  • /θuːˈæt/ African-American Vernacular, African-American
  • tho͞o-outʹ African-American Vernacular, African-American
  • tho͞o-atʹ African-American Vernacular, African-American
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aʊt
  • CMU ARPABET: TH R UW0 AW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In every part; everywhere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

During an entire period of time, the whole time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Of an ordinary such as a pile or chevron, or a partition per chevron, etc: extending to the edge of the field (or quarter, chief, etc).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

prep

Meaning 4

In every part of; all through.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: across, amidst, during

Antonyms: none provided

5

prep

Meaning 5

Completely through, right the way through.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adverb

Meaning 6

from first to last

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the play was excellent end-to-end

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: end-to-end

Antonyms: none provided

7

adverb

Meaning 7

used to refer to cited works

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: passim

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: طَوَال (ṭawāl) — everywhere
  • Arabic: طول (ṭūl) — everywhere
  • Arabic: على طول (ʕala ṭūl) — everywhere
  • Bulgarian: навсякъде (navsjakǎde) — everywhere
  • Bulgarian: изцяло (izcjalo) — everywhere
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到處 /到处 (dàochù) — everywhere
  • Dutch: overal — everywhere
  • Finnish: kaikkialla — everywhere
  • French: de toutes parts — everywhere
  • German: überall — everywhere
  • Hindi: भर (bhar) — everywhere
  • Hungarian: mindenhol — everywhere
  • Hungarian: mindenütt — everywhere
  • Hungarian: végig — everywhere
  • Hungarian: keresztül-kasul — everywhere
  • Japanese: 至る所 (itarutokoro) — everywhere
  • Korean: 전체가 (jeonchega) — everywhere
  • Korean: 전부 (jeonbu) — everywhere
  • Korean: 내내 (naenae) — everywhere
  • Latvian: viscaur — everywhere
  • Ojibwe: gabe- — everywhere
  • Portuguese: por todo — everywhere
  • Russian: повсю́ду (povsjúdu) — everywhere
  • Russian: наскво́зь (naskvózʹ) — everywhere
  • Sicilian: a tutti i banni — everywhere
  • Sicilian: a ogni banna — everywhere
  • Spanish: de arriba abajo — everywhere
  • Spanish: por todo... — everywhere
  • Spanish: completamente — everywhere
  • Spanish: todo el rato — everywhere
  • Spanish: todo — everywhere
  • Tamil: பூரா (pūrā) — everywhere
  • Tamil: முழுவதும் (muḻuvatum) — everywhere
  • Tamil: முழுதும் (muḻutum) — everywhere
  • Tamil: எங்கும் (eṅkum) — everywhere
  • Tamil: முழுக்க (muḻukka) — everywhere
  • Telugu: వ్యాప్తంగా (vyāptaṅgā) — everywhere
  • Ukrainian: всюди (vsjudy) — everywhere
  • Urdu: بھر (bhar) — everywhere
  • Volapük: da — everywhere
  • Arabic: طَوَال (ṭawāl) — in every part of; all through
  • Arabic: طول (ṭūl) — in every part of; all through
  • Azerbaijani: boyunca — in every part of; all through
  • Bulgarian: през (prez) — in every part of; all through
  • Bulgarian: по протежение на (po proteženie na) — in every part of; all through
  • Catalan: al llarg de — in every part of; all through
  • Cherokee: ᏂᎦᏅᎯᏒ (niganvhisv) — in every part of; all through
  • Finnish: läpi — in every part of; all through
  • Finnish: kautta — in every part of; all through
  • French: tout au long de — in every part of; all through
  • French: durant — in every part of; all through
  • French: pendant tout le — in every part of; all through
  • French: pendant toute la — in every part of; all through
  • Galician: ó longo de — in every part of; all through
  • Galician: durante — in every part of; all through
  • Galician: por — in every part of; all through
  • Greek: καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια (kath’ óli ti diárkeia) — in every part of; all through
  • Irish: ar fud — in every part of; all through
  • Italian: in ogni parte — in every part of; all through
  • Italian: dappertutto — in every part of; all through
  • Japanese: 中 (-jū) — in every part of; all through
  • Korean: 곳곳에 (gotgose) — in every part of; all through
  • Korean: 도처에 (docheoe) — in every part of; all through
  • Korean: 내내 (naenae) — in every part of; all through
  • Latin: per — in every part of; all through
  • Māori: puta noa — in every part of; all through
  • Māori: hōrapa — in every part of; all through
  • Portuguese: por/em todo, sobre — in every part of; all through
  • Russian: по всему́ (po vsemú) — in every part of; all through
  • Russian: по все́й (po vséj) — in every part of; all through
  • Russian: по все́м (po vsém) — in every part of; all through
  • Scottish Gaelic: air feadh — in every part of; all through
  • Lower Sorbian: pó — in every part of; all through
  • Spanish: a lo largo de — in every part of; all through
  • Spanish: durante — in every part of; all through
  • Spanish: durante todo — in every part of; all through
  • Spanish: por todo — in every part of; all through
  • Spanish: en todo — in every part of; all through
  • Swedish: genom — in every part of; all through
  • Ukrainian: по всьому (po vsʹomu) — in every part of; all through
  • Ukrainian: через (čerez) — in every part of; all through
  • Welsh: drwy gydol — in every part of; all through
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