throughout

Meaning

Prep

1. In every part of; all through.
2. (obsolete) Completely through, right the way through.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In every part; everywhere.
2. (not-comparable) During an entire period of time, the whole time.
3. (not-comparable) 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).

Synonyms

through

everywhere

all over

during

all through

anywhere

while

completely

around

end-to-end

all along

all

across

all the way

continuously

passim

round

thoroughly

totally

far and wide

high and low

in the course of

longitudinal

nearly

nonstop

over

overall

right through

through and through

thru

via

without exception

about that

from beginning to end

whole time

without a break

continuously in some state

whole district

one yen

before and after

front and back

before and behind

in a single stretch

in all place

in every part of

from one end to the other

from here to Sunday

whole

about

all over hell’s half acre

Translations

partout

überall

dappertutto

durchweg

en todas partes

overal

ubique

durante

παντού

dwars door

dal principio alla fine

pendant

طَوَال

tout au long de

ovunque

Pronounced as (IPA)

/θɹuːˈaʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: þurh

Cognate with German: durchaus

In summary

From Old English þurh ūt, equivalent to through + out. Compare German durchaus (“all the way, fully, absolutely”).

Sentences

A few residents live on board full-time while most visit periodically throughout the year .

After graduation , he played concerts throughout the region and taught at the Kiev Conservatory .

Conservancy ecologists also monitor the populations of rare plants throughout the year .

Prior to that , Galway had many one-room school houses scattered throughout the town .