Thorough

  • 11thorough — thor|ough [ θʌrə ] adjective * 1. ) including everything that is possible or necessary: The key to a good interview is thorough preparation. a thorough investigation/examination/search: a thorough and painstaking investigation by the police a… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12thorough */ — UK [ˈθʌrə] / US adjective 1) a) including everything that is possible or necessary The key to a good interview is thorough preparation. a thorough understanding/knowledge: She has a thorough understanding of the business. a thorough… …

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  • 13Thorough — In 17th century England, Thorough was a name given by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to a scheme of his to establish absolute monarchy in England. Although Thorough is largely attributed to Strafford, its implementation can also be… …

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  • 14thorough — 01. You need to be very [thorough] in checking for errors in your assignments; you don t want to lose marks for careless mistakes. 02. Make sure you wash your hands [thoroughly] after cleaning the bathrooms. 03. We did a [thorough] search of the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15thorough — thor|ough [ˈθʌrə US ˈθʌrou, ˈθʌrə] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: thorough through (11 21 centuries), from through] 1.) including every possible detail →↑thoroughly ▪ The doctor gave him a thorough check up. ▪ a thorough and detailed biography ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16thorough — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English thorow, from Old English thurh, thuruh, preposition & adverb Date: before 12th century archaic through II. adverb Date: before 12th century archaic through III …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17thorough — thoroughly, adv. thoroughness, n. /therr oh, thur oh/, adj. 1. executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search. 2. complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment. 3. extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough… …

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  • 18thorough — adj. 1 complete and unqualified; not superficial (needs a thorough change). 2 acting or done with great care and completeness (the report is most thorough). 3 absolute (a thorough nuisance). Phrases and idioms: thorough bass a bass part for a… …

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  • 19thorough — adjective 1 including every possible detail: My doctor gave me a thorough check up. | I made very thorough notes of the meeting. 2 careful to do things properly so that you avoid mistakes: Our mechanics will check everything, they re very… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20thorough*/ — [ˈθʌrə] adj 1) including everything that is possible or necessary a thorough investigation/examination/search[/ex] She has a thorough understanding of the business.[/ex] 2) someone who is thorough does everything that they should and leaves… …

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