throughout

preposition
thro͞o-outʹ

In every part of; all through.

Other meanings

Completely through, right the way through.

Related words

therethroughout

Example sentences

“There are billions of galaxies scattered throughout the universe.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“This is a phenomenon that has repeated itself many times throughout history.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "þurh".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “throughout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.