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throughoutthrough‧out /θruːˈaʊt/ ●●● S2 W1 preposition, adverb   - Outbreaks of cholera have been reported throughout the country.
- Stories of love and adventure were popular throughout the Middle Ages.
during the whole of an event or period of time► all the time: all the time (that) · I couldn't really enjoy my holiday because I was sick all the time I was there.· All the time I was talking to him he just sat and stared at the television. ► throughout/all through during all of a particular period of time, especially when this is a long time: · Lester was sickly all through his childhood.· Yvonne lived in Switzerland throughout the war. ► all day/night/summer etc long during all of the day, night, summer etc: · It often rains here all day long.· The music coming from the apartment upstairs kept me awake all night long. ► all along if a particular situation has existed all along , it has existed all the time right from the beginning, although you may not have known about it: · I spent over an hour looking for my keys, and they were in my purse all along.be right all along: · He realized that she'd been right all along. ► from start to finish/from beginning to end if an event or something that you do is good, bad etc from start to finish , it is like that from the time it begins until it ends: · It was an awful day at work - problems from start to finish.· The whole thing was a disaster from beginning to end. everywhere in a place or country► everywhere also every place American informal in or to every part of a place or country: · The whole street was flooded - there was water everywhere.· Where did you find my keys? I've been looking everywhere for them.· You see bank machines everywhere nowadays.· They go every place together.everywhere in: · There were beautiful rice fields everywhere in the region.everywhere else (=in every other place): · Doctors in Colorado, like doctors everywhere else, did not have enough of the vaccine. ► all over in or to many different parts of a town, country etc, especially when you want to say that you have been to many places: · We spent two weeks in Mexico and traveled all over.· The choir has sung in concerts all over the country.· Katie's toys were spread out all over the floor.all over the place: · He went all over the place looking for a shop selling corkscrews but couldn't find one. ► throughout in every part of an area or place: · You could hear their laughter throughout the building.· The house is in excellent condition with fitted carpets throughout. ► wherever you go/look if you find a particular thing wherever you go or look , you find it in all the different places that you go to or look in: · There seem to be fountains wherever you look in this park.· He seems to make friends wherever he goes. ► here, there and everywhere informal in many different places, without any particular plan or pattern: · We lived here, there, and everywhere as I was growing up.· The adults sat on the porch while the children ran here, there, and everywhere. ► nationwide in every part of a country: nationwide strike/demonstration/campaign: · Workers held nationwide strikes and demonstrations all over Spain.nationwide search/hunt/study/survey: · A nationwide hunt was launched yesterday for the killer of 13-year-old Nicola Jones. ► widespread happening in many places - use this especially about problems or bad situations that affect many areas or many countries: · There has been widepread flooding in Germany, and the rivers are still rising.· Government corruption is widespread in the country. ► all over/throughout the world (=in every part of the world)· The city attracts visitors from all over the world. 1in every part of a particular area, place etc:  a large organization with offices throughout the world The disease spread rapidly throughout Europe. The house is in excellent condition, with fitted carpets throughout.2during all of a particular period, from the beginning to the end: We are open every weekend throughout the year. He was involved in politics throughout his life. The debate continued, but Meredith remained silent throughout. |