throughout

Meanings

1. 1
   prep

   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
   prep

   Completely through, right the way through.

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

3. 3
   adv

   In every part; everywhere.

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

4. 4
   adv

   During an entire period of time, the whole time.

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

5. 5
   adv

   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).

   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.

6. 6
   adv

   from first to last

7. 7
   adv

   used to refer to cited works

Etymology

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