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thorough · ​. done completely; with great attention to detail · ​. [not usually before noun] (of a person) doing things very carefully and with great attention to ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofthoroughadjectivefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary thoroughadjective  /ˈθʌrə/ /ˈθɜːrəʊ/ jumptootherresults  donecompletely;withgreatattentiontodetailathoroughknowledgeofthesubjectThepolicecarriedoutathoroughinvestigation.Youwillneedathoroughunderstandingofthesubject. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [notusuallybeforenoun](ofaperson)doingthingsverycarefullyandwithgreatattentiontodetailShe'sverythoroughandconscientious.Hewasdeterminedtobethoroughinhisresearch. (BritishEnglish,informal)usedtoemphasizehowbadorannoyingsomebody/somethingissynonymcompleteEverythingwasinathoroughmess.WordOriginOldEnglishthuruh,alterationofthurh‘through’.Originalusewasasanadverbandpreposition,insensesofthrough.Theadjectivedatesfromthelate15thcent.,whenitalsohadthesense‘thatgoesorextendsthroughsomething’,survivinginthoroughfare.SeethoroughintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeethoroughintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: thorough Nearbywords SybilThorndike thornyadjective thoroughadjective thoroughbredadjective thoroughbrednoun snowboarding noun     FromtheTopic Sports:othersports B1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay