# throughout

Pronunciation: say "throo-OWT" /θɹuːˈaʊt/

## Preposition

1. Used before a place, area, or object to mean in or through every part of it.
   - Simple: In or to every part of a place or thing.
   - _Protests erupted throughout the country in the weeks before the election._
   - _By the time doctors found the tumor, the disease had spread throughout her body._
2. Used before a period of time or an event to mean during the whole of it, from start to finish.
   - Simple: During all of a time or an event, from the start to the end, as in 'throughout the night.'
   - _Ticket prices stayed the same throughout the season, even for the playoff games._
   - _He kept his phone switched off throughout the meeting and missed three calls._

## Adverb

3. Used on its own, about a thing already mentioned, to mean in or to every part of it; everywhere within it.
   - Simple: Everywhere inside a place or thing, in every part of it.
   - _The apartment has hardwood flooring throughout._
   - _The report was clearly organized and well written throughout._
4. Used on its own, about a time or event already mentioned, to mean for the whole of it, from beginning to end.
   - Simple: For the whole time something is happening, from start to end.
   - _The lecture was dull, but he took careful notes throughout._
   - _Negotiations grew tense, yet both sides stayed polite throughout._

## Preposition

5. Completely through something; right the way through from one end or surface to the other. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: All the way through something, from one side to the other.

## Other meanings

- (adverb) Of a heraldic ordinary such as a pile or chevron: extending to the edge of the field rather than stopping short within it.

## Origin

Old English had it as two words, þurh ūt, that is 'through' plus 'out'; German durchaus ('all the way, fully, absolutely') is a parallel.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/throughout (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).