thorough
pronunciation
How to pronounce thorough in British English:
UK [ˈθʌrə]
How to pronounce thorough in American English:
US [ˈθɜːroʊ]
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- Adjective:
- painstakingly careful and accurate
- very thorough; exhaustively complete
Word Origin
- thorough
- thorough: [OE] Thorough is ultimately the same word as through. Both go back to Old English thurh ‘through’. In its single-syllable form it has stuck to its original role as a preposition and adverb, but in the case of thorough this has now virtually died out, leaving only the adjective, which evolved in the 13th century from the notion of going ‘through’ something so as to affect every part.=> thrill, through
- thorough (adj.)
- c. 1300, adjectival use of Old English þuruh (adv.) "from end to end, from side to side," stressed variant of þurh (adv., prep.); see through. Related: thoroughly; thoroughness.
Example
- 1. Make a thorough exploration of each other 's bodies .
- 2. Mr finkelstein 's research is certainly thorough .
- 3. Thorough co-operation between his businesses is part of it .
- 4. Alexander is way more thorough in this regard .
- 5. The russell report is thorough , but it will not satisfy all the critics .