Meaning of throughout in English

throughout

preposition, adverb

/θruːˈaʊt/ us

/θruːˈaʊt/

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in every part, or during the whole period of time:

People throughout the country are out of work.

He yawned throughout the performance.

The school has been repainted throughout.

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She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring.
We'll update you on this news story throughout the day.
He stayed by her side throughout her long illness.
The room has been decorated in pastel shades throughout.
He was faithful to his wife throughout their 30-year marriage.

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(Definition of throughout from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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throughout

adjective, adverb [ not gradable ]

/ˌθruˈɑʊt/

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in every part, or during the whole period of:

Grass grows throughout the world.

She was calm throughout her visit to the dentist.

(Definition of throughout from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Note also that the players hold correct beliefs about their own choices throughout.

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It is commendable that the author draws on qualitative and quantitative measures throughout these chapters.

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Rigorous validation and quality control procedures have been imposed throughout the development course.

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Embodiment, a topic which returns throughout the book, is discussed first.

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The study found most musicians to be wholly or partly self-employed, and to work in a variety of often interdependent roles throughout their careers.

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Throughout, he did not allow the role's personified irony to come out.

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Similar representations of the social gender division can be found throughout the different cultural forms of the traditions surrounding birth and socialisation.

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Throughout this work, it is supposed that in the initial state the two surfaces are not in contact.

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From several other individuals we received helpful suggestions acknowledged at appropriate places throughout the paper.

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On the other hand, unlike internationally adopted children, most children exposed to early adversity continue to be exposed to adverse conditions throughout development.

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The region outside the core is either visible or not visible throughout the whole sequence, including the sections in the wake.

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With virtually all the tenements being extant throughout it is possible to make comparisons and reach conclusions.

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Conventionalism has had a tremendous impact on science and philosophy throughout the twentieth century.

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This has become a matter of much controversy throughout the ages, and up to the twentieth century.

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Numerous courtyards as well as major and minor dividing walls are again clear throughout this palace.

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Translations of throughout

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在各處, 自始至終…

Meaning of throughout in English

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