Throughout
[θruː'aʊt] or [θrʊ'aʊt]
Definition
(adv.) from first to last; 'the play was excellent end-to-end'.
Editor: Ricky--From WordNet
Definition
(prep.) Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.
(adv.) In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.
Typist: Robinson
Synonyms and Synonymous
prep. Over, completely through, quite through, through every part of.
ad. From beginning to end, from first to last, in every part, everywhere, from end to end, from head to foot, from top to toe.
Edited by Francine
Examples
- He could not deny this, and indeed was very reasonable throughout. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Upward of three thousand such machines were then at work throughout the world; and one hundred and fifty million pairs of boots were then being made annually thereon. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- When I left, Estella was yet standing by the great chimney-piece, just as she had stood throughout. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- If a gas jet is turned on and not lighted, an odor of gas soon becomes perceptible, not only throughout the room, but in adjacent halls and even in distant rooms. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Throughout the whole period of Mr. Candy's illness, from first to last, not one word about the Diamond escaped his lips. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The word was taken up by the students of Harvard University, and gradually spread throughout the whole country. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Indeed throughout the Republic he allows the lower ranks to fade into the distance. Plato. The Republic.
- There remained throughout the whole period considerable areas in which the elaboration of the arts of life could go on. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It remained there throughout the interview--remained, and not without a result. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Brotherhood through sorrow, sorrow for common sufferings and for irreparable mutual injuries, is spreading and increasing throughout the world. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Beautiful records of such beginnings of science were among the neglected treasures of the rich men's libraries throughout the imperial domains. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Veneering has been in their confidence throughout, and has done much to lure them to the altar. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Dick, of Chicago, and in the years since it has been universally introduced throughout the world. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Fanny is the only one who has judged rightly throughout; who has been consistent. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- From the twelfth century onward, with the increase of trade, there was a great revival of town life throughout Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The excitement intensified throughout 1913. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They had many processes of dressing leather; and their work was famous throughout Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And thus, the forms of life throughout the universe become divided into groups subordinate to groups. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They sought (hating war as most of them did) to establish a universal culture, or, as they phrased it, a constant intelligence throughout all civil nations. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The warp was made by the cloth and linen manufacturers, and the weft yarns furnished by the woman spinsters throughout the country. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Wemmick pervaded it throughout, but never appeared in it. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This event sent a wave of excitement throughout Europe, and an attempt was made to organize a crusade, but the days of the crusades were past. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Many firms, large and small, throughout the country were using and recommending the chain addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- If the shot fired at Fort Sumter was heard around the world, the call of the President for 75,000 men was heard throughout the Northern States. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It will be noted that there are really two sets of molds, an inside and an outside set, leaving a space between them throughout. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This is inclosed by the tube, which is also in one piece, surrounding the liner throughout its length. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Moreover to light a fire is the instinctive and resistant act of man when, at the winter ingress, the curfew is sounded throughout Nature. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Throughout 1916 she remained largely on the defensive, and there were rumours of a separate peace with Germany. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The total production throughout the world amounted to over $450,000,000, of which the United States produced $96,000,000. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Throughout the period of the armed peace Germany was making the pace and setting the tone for the rest of Europe. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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