thoroughgo
thoroughgo · thoroughgoes · thoroughwent · thoroughgone · thoroughgoing
To go throughTo go through.
» First of all, we need a thoroughgoing discussion.
Zunächst einmal brauchen wir eine gründliche Diskussion.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To go through.
Examples
1 sentencesFirst of all, we need a thoroughgoing discussion.
deZunächst einmal brauchen wir eine gründliche Diskussion. — GuidoW
Origin
From Middle English thurhgon, from Old English þurhgān (“to go through, go over, pass throFrom Middle English thurhgon, from Old English þurhgān (“to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade”), equivalent to thorough- + go. Cognate with Dutch doorgaan (“to go on, continue, go through, proceed”), German durchgehen (“to go through, pass through”).
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Forms
thoroughgoes, thoroughgoing, thoroughwent, thoroughgone| Base form | thoroughgo · to thoroughgo |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thoroughgoes |
| Present participle | thoroughgoing |
| Past simple | thoroughwent |
| Past participle | thoroughgone |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedthoroughgoing
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle