throughout
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throughout
- /θɹuːˈaʊt/
- /θɹuˈʌʊt/ Canada
- /θɹaʊt/ also, reduced
- /t̪ɹʉuˈaʊt̞/ Ireland
- /tɹʲuːˈæʊ/
- /tɹʲuːˈæʊʔ/
- /tɹʲuːˈɛʊ/
- /tɹʲuːˈɛʊʔ/
- /θuːˈaʊt/
- /θuːˈæt/
Rhymes with -aʊt
Where it comes from
From Old English þurh ūt, equivalent to through + out. Compare German durchaus (“all the way, fully, absolutely”).
preposition
- In every part of; all through. And though a philosopher may live remote from business, the genius of philosophy, if carefully cultivated by several, must gradually diffuse itself throughout the whole society.
- Completely through, right the way through. His spere went clene thrughout hys body, and so he fell downe deed.
adverb
- In every part; everywhere. The apartment is parqueted throughout except for the kitchen and bathroom.
- During an entire period of time, the whole time. The fight was excrutiating. Throughout, we maintained our dignity though.
- 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). Thus the VON VÖLCKER of Frankfurt bear : Argent, a rose gules, the field embrassé à senestre of the second. We should blazon this : Gules, a pile throughout issuing from the dexter flank, charged with a rose of the field.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: passim, whole, entire, any, all, everywhere, around, wherever, while, within, since, inside, after, full, over, along
Translations
Every language
prep in every part of; all through
| Español | a lo largo de, durante, durante todo, por todo, en todo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 곳곳에 gotgose, 도처에 docheoe, 내내 naenae |
| 日本語 | 中 -jū |
| Português | por/em todo, sobre |
| Français | tout au long de, durant, pendant tout le, pendant toute la |
| Italiano | in ogni parte, dappertutto |
| Ελληνικά | καθ’ όλη τη διάρκεια kath’ óli ti diárkeia |
| Русский | по всему́ po vsemú, по все́й po vséj, по все́м po vsém |
| العربية | طَوَال ṭawāl |
adv everywhere
| Español | de arriba abajo, por todo..., completamente, todo el rato, todo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전체가 jeonchega, 전부 jeonbu, 내내 naenae |
| 日本語 | 至る所 itarutokoro |
| 中文 | 到處 /到处 dàochù |
| हिन्दी | भर bhar |
| Português | por todo |
| Français | de toutes parts |
| Deutsch | überall |
| Русский | повсю́ду povsjúdu, наскво́зь naskvózʹ |
| العربية | طَوَال ṭawāl |
Talk about this word "throughout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/throughout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. throughout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/throughout "throughout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/throughout.Cite this
@misc{throughout_2026,
title = {throughout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throughout},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
