Throughout

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /θɹuːˈaÊŠt/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠt

Origin

Old English þurh ūt.

Full definition of throughout

Preposition

1. In every part of; all through.
• 1748, David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 5: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.
• 1913, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 4, “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. …”
• 2006, w, Internal Combustion Chapter 2, 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 craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.

Adverb

1. (obsolete) Completely through, right the way through.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:the stronge knyght and my lorde recountyrd togydir, and there he smote my lorde thorowoute with his speare ....
2. In every part; everywhere.
3. During an entire period of time.
• 2012, Chelsea 6-0 Wolves http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632463Chelsea'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.