What does THROUGHOUT mean?

Definitions for THROUGHOUT
θruˈaʊtthrough·out

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. throughout, end-to-endadverb

    from first to last

    "the play was excellent end-to-end"

  2. passim, throughoutadverb

    used to refer to cited works

Wiktionary

  1. throughoutadverb

    Completely through, right the way through.

  2. throughoutadverb

    In every part; everywhere

  3. throughoutadverb

    during an entire period of time

  4. throughoutpreposition

    in every part of; all through

  5. Etymology: þurh ut.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Throughoutadverb

    Everywhere; in every part.

    Subdue it, and throughout dominion hold
    Over fish of the sea and fowl of the air. John Milton.

    His youth and age
    All of a piece throughout, and all divine. Dryden.

  2. Throughoutprep.

    Quite through; in every part of.

    Etymology: through and out.

    Thus it fareth even clean throughout the whole controversy about that discipline which is so earnestly urged. Richard Hooker.

    There followed after the defeat an avoiding of all Spanish forces throughout Ireland. Francis Bacon.

    O for a clap of thunder, as loud
    As to be heard throughout the universe,
    To tell the world the fact, and to applaud it. Ben Jonson.

    Impartially inquire how we have behaved ourselves throughout the course of this long war. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. throughout

    Throughout is an adverb used to indicate that something happens or exists continuously or repeatedly within a particular period of time, from the beginning to the end. It suggests something that is persistent, present, or spread widely over a specific duration.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Throughout

    quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house

  2. Throughoutadverb

    in every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout

Editors Contribution

  1. throughout

    A period of time.

    Throughout their wedding day their love was so vivid, beautiful and clear for all to see.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  


  2. throughout

    Each facet

    The unity and solidarity is clear to see throughout the world in our collective goal of optimum health for all and human rights in order of priority


    Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2021  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'THROUGHOUT' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #839

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'THROUGHOUT' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1425

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of THROUGHOUT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of THROUGHOUT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of THROUGHOUT in a Sentence

  1. Henri Robert:

    We have 124 miles of ice before we reach the coast. Throughout this area, we have beautiful wildlife, colonies of birds breeding right here – so we are not totally alone. It is always exciting to come here because I’m passionate about birds. When I have the chance, I go to the nunatak and observe the birds that are breeding there, or I’ll rest on Sunday. It all depends on the weather.

  2. Waco Police Sergeant Patrick Swanton:

    I will tell Waco Police that we have had threats against law enforcement officers throughout the night.

  3. The Roots:

    All throughout rehearsal, because Will Arnett does these exaggerated arm movements, I got punched unintentionally, for such a gentle song it was physically brutal.

  4. Bruce Flatt:

    We have been increasing our capital resources throughout the organization, including our listed partnerships, through asset sales, long term debt placements and equity issues.

  5. Joe Torre:

    Determining where to draw the line between an illegal slide and a legitimate hard play is an extremely difficult call for our umpires, we have been in discussions with the Players Association throughout the year regarding potential rule changes to better protect middle infielders, and we intend to continue those discussions this offseason.

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