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thorough — [[t]θʌ̱rə, AM θɜ͟ːroʊ[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A thorough action or activity is one that is done very carefully and in a detailed way so that nothing is forgotten. We are making a thorough investigation... This very thorough survey goes… … English dictionary
thorough — 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
thorough — 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
thorough */ — 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… … English dictionary
thorough — 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
thorough — 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
thorough*/ — [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… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
thorough-going — a. 1. Very thorough, complete, radical. 2. Extreme, thorough paced … New dictionary of synonyms
thorough — [thʉr′ō; ] Brit [ thu′rə] prep., adv. [ME thoruh, thuruh, an emphatic var. of through,THROUGH] obs. var. of THROUGH adj. 1. passing through: now chiefly in combination, as in thoroughfare 2. done or proceeding through to the end; omitting… … English World dictionary
in depth interview — very thorough interview … English contemporary dictionary
