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Added 9 October 2026

throughout

/θɹuːˈaʊt/ adverb

In Latin: per Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about throughout at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

From first to last.
the play was excellent end-to-end
Used to refer to cited works.

Origin

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

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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