thorough
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detailPainstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
» He made a thorough analysis of the problem.
Он провёл всесторонний анализ проблемы.
Он всесторонне изучил проблему.
Він зробив ретельний аналіз проблеми.
Meaning
2 sensesPainstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
The Prime Minister announced a thorough investigation into the death of a father-of-two in police custody.
Not enough! Your work has to be thorougher than this.
gründlich
тща́тельныйtščátelʹnyj, доскона́льныйdoskonálʹnyj, основа́тельныйosnovátelʹnyj
Utter; complete; absolute.
зако́нченныйzakónčennyj, по́лныйpólnyj, соверше́нныйsoveršénnyj
- painstakingly careful and accurate
- performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
Examples
77 sentencesHe made a thorough analysis of the problem.
Він зробив ретельний аналіз проблеми.
ruОн провёл всесторонний анализ проблемы.
Tom is thorough.
Том ретельний.
deTom ist gründlich.
He is very thorough about everything.
I'm just trying to be thorough.
Tom is very thorough, isn't he?
deTom ist sehr gründlich, nicht wahr?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, wFrom Middle English thoruȝ, þoruȝ, from Old English þuruh, a byform of Old English þurh, whence comes English through. The adjective derives from the preposition and adverb. The word developed a syllabic form in cases where the word was fully stressed: when it was used as an adverb, adjective, or noun, and less commonly when used as a preposition.
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Forms
thorougher/more thorough, thoroughest/most thorough| Comparative | thorougher / more thorough Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | thoroughest / most thorough Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
21 synonyms- performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial:exhaustivethoroughgoing
- without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers:arrantcompleteconsummatedouble-dyedeverlastinggrossperfectpure
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form