Definition of 'thorough' - Collins Dictionary

thorough in American English ; 1. executed without negligence or omissions. a thorough search ; 2. complete; perfect; utter. thorough enjoyment ; 3. extremely ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'thorough'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× thorough (θʌrə ,USθɜːroʊ ) 1. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Athoroughactionoractivityisonethatisdoneverycarefullyandinadetailedwaysothatnothingisforgotten. Wearemakingathoroughinvestigation. Thisverythoroughsurveygoesbackto1784. Howthoroughistheassessment? Synonyms:comprehensive,full,complete,sweeping MoreSynonymsofthorough thoroughly adverb[ADVERBwithverb]Foodthatisbeingofferedhotmustbereheatedthoroughly. ...athoroughlyresearchedandilluminatingbiography. Synonyms:fully,completely,throughout,insideout MoreSynonymsofthorough Synonyms:carefully,completely,fully,comprehensively MoreSynonymsofthorough thoroughness uncountablenounThethoroughnessoftheevaluationprocesswewentthroughwasimpressive.[+of] 2. adjective[usuallyverb-linkADJECTIVE] Someonewhoisthoroughisalwaysverycarefulintheirwork,sothatnothingisforgotten. Martinwouldbeagoodjudge,Ithought.Hewascalmandthorough. Themenwereexpert,thoroughandcareful. Synonyms:careful,conscientious,painstaking,efficient MoreSynonymsofthorough thoroughness uncountablenounHisthoroughnessandattentiontodetailislegendary. 3. adjective Thoroughisusedtoemphasizethegreatdegreeorextentofsomething. [emphasis]Iwasathoroughlittleacademicsnob. Weregardthebandasathoroughshambles. Synonyms:complete,total,absolute,utter MoreSynonymsofthorough thoroughly adverb[ADVERBbeforeverb,ADVERBadjective]Ithoroughlyenjoyyourprogramme. Wereturnedhomethoroughlycontented. Synonyms:fully,completely,throughout,insideout MoreSynonymsofthorough Synonyms:completely,quite,totally,perfectly MoreSynonymsofthorough COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof thorough Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'thorough' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'thorough' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'spa' HindiTranslationof'thorough' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency thoroughinBritishEnglish (ˈθʌrə ) adjective1. carriedoutcompletelyandcarefully athoroughsearch 2. (prenominal) utter athoroughbore 3. painstakinglycareful myworkisthorough CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsthoroughly(ˈthoroughly)adverb thoroughness(ˈthoroughness)noun WordoriginOldEnglishthurh;relatedtoOldFrisianthruch,OldSaxonthuru,OldHighGermanduruh;seethrough WordFrequency ThoroughinBritishEnglish (ˈθʌrə ) noun thoroughgoingpolicy,asadoptedinEnglandbyStraffordandLaudduringthereignofCharlesI CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency thoroughinAmericanEnglish (ˈθɜroʊ ;Britishˈθʌrə ) preposition,adverb1. Obsolete through adjective2.  passingthrough nowchieflyincombination,asinthoroughfare 3.  doneorproceedingthroughtotheend;omittingnothing;complete athoroughcheckup 4.  thatiscompletely(thethingspecified);out-and-out;absolute athoroughrascal 5.  veryexact,accurate,orpainstaking,esp.withregardtodetails athoroughresearcher noun6. [T-];English theruthlesslythoroughgoingadministrativepoliciescarriedoutbyWilliamLaudandtheEarlofStraffordduringthereignofCharlesI Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsthoroughly(ˈthoroughly) adverb thoroughness(ˈthoroughness) noun WordoriginMEthoruh,thuruh,anemphaticvar.ofthrough,through WordFrequency thoroughinAmericanEnglish (ˈθɜːrou,ˈθʌrou) adjective1. executedwithoutnegligenceoromissions athoroughsearch 2. complete;perfect;utter thoroughenjoyment 3. extremelyattentivetoaccuracyanddetail;painstaking athoroughworker athoroughanalysis 4. havingfullcommandormasteryofanart,talent,etc athoroughactress 5. extendingorpassingthrough adverborpreposition6. archaic through noun7. (cap)EnglishHistory theadministrativepoliciesoftheEarlofStaffordandArchbishopLaudduringthereignofCharlesI:socalledbecausetheywereuncompromisinglycarriedout Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsthoroughlyadverb thoroughnessnoun Wordorigin[bef.900;ME(prep.andadv.);OEthuruh,var.ofthurhthrough] Examplesof'thorough'inasentence thorough Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Admittedlytherehasn'tbeentimeforathoroughpostmortem.Hinxman,MargaretTHESOUNDOFMURDER(2002)Withoutwarningtheblondyouththrewhimagainstthesideofthecarandcarriedoutathoroughbodysearch.Forbes,BryanTHEENDLESSGAME(2002)Therewere,heknew,certainpeoplewhowouldhavelikedtoseehimmakeathoroughfoolofhimself.Martin,JoyTHEIMAGEOFLAURA(2002)Marinenjoyedtheshowandsaid,"Ilikemymentobethorough.MarkBurnellTHERHYTHMSECTION(2002) COBUILDCollocations thorough  thoroughcheck-up thoroughconsultation thoroughinquiry thoroughplanning thoroughprocess thoroughresearch thoroughsurvey thoroughtest thoroughunderstanding thoroughwashing thoroughworkout Showmore... Trendsof thorough Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages thorough BritishEnglish:thorough /ˈθʌrə/ADJECTIVEAthoroughactionisdoneverycarefullyandmethodically.Wearedoingathoroughinvestigation.AmericanEnglish:thorough /ˈθɜroʊ/Arabic:دَقِيق BrazilianPortuguese:minucioso Chinese:彻底的 Croatian:temeljit Czech:důkladný Danish:grundig Dutch:grondig EuropeanSpanish:concienzudo Finnish:perusteellinen French:minutieux German:gründlich Greek:ενδελεχής Italian:completo Japanese:徹底的な Korean:철저한 Norwegian:grundig Polish:gruntowny EuropeanPortuguese:minucioso Romanian:amănunțitRussian:доскональный LatinAmericanSpanish:concienzudo Swedish:grundlig Thai:ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน Turkish:baştanbaşa Ukrainian:ретельнийVietnamese:kỹlưỡng Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically thorough thornysubject thoro thoron thorough thoroughanalysis thoroughassessment thoroughaudit AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'T' Relatedtermsof thorough thoroughbass thoroughtest tollthorough thoroughaudit thoroughbrace Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofthoroughfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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