throughout — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, broken, cold, combined, daily, diffuse, lively, neutral

The cold throughout the house made it impossible to sleep comfortably last night.

VERB + THROUGHOUT

alarm, broadcast, campaign, caused, continued, excrutiating, fight, fire

The alarm continued throughout the night, keeping everyone awake in the hotel.

THROUGHOUT + NOUN

castle, centuries, climax, company, country, europe, ii, london's

The castle remained a symbol of power throughout the centuries.

PREP.

except

She was cheerful and optimistic throughout the project, except when the deadline got moved up.

ADV.

abroad, gradually, often, simultaneously, then

The company expanded its offices gradually throughout Europe over the past decade.

Definitions

prep

1

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.

“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year.[…]”

2

Completely through, right the way through.

His spere went clene thrughout hys body, and so he fell downe deed.

The dedlye sworde throughout my brest to stryke I will applye.

adv

1

In every part; everywhere.

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

2

During an entire period of time, the whole time.

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

Chelsea's youngsters, who looked lively throughout, then combined for the second goal in the seventh minute. Romeu's shot was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Dorus De Vries but Piazon kept the ball alive and turned it back for an unmarked Bertrand to blast home.

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).

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.

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Synonyms

adverb — from first to last

end-to-end

adverb — used to refer to cited works

passim

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

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.

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02

“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.[…]You preserve water in times of flood and freshet to be used for power or for irrigation throughout the year.[…]”

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03

But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other cra

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04

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

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05

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

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06

Chelsea's youngsters, who looked lively throughout, then combined for the second goal in the seventh minute. Romeu's shot was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Dorus De Vries but Piazon kept the ball alive a

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, throughout is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.