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Throughout

//θɹuːˈaʊt// adv, prep

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In every part; everywhere. not-comparable

    "The apartment is parqueted throughout except for the kitchen and bathroom."

  2. 2
    During an entire period of time, the whole time. not-comparable

    "The fight was excrutiating. Throughout, we maintained our dignity though."

  3. 3
    Of an ordinary such as a pile or chevron, or a partition per chevron, etc: extending to the edge of the field (or quarter, chief, etc). not-comparable

    "Thus the VON VÖLCKER of Frankfurt bear : Argent, a rose gules, the field embrassé à senestre of the second. We should blazon this : Gules, a pile throughout issuing from the dexter flank, charged with a rose of the field."

Adverb
  1. 1
    from first to last wordnet
  2. 2
    used to refer to cited works wordnet
Preposition
  1. 1
    In every part of; all through.

    "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."

  2. 2
    Completely through, right the way through. obsolete

    "His spere went clene thrughout hys body, and so he fell downe deed."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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