Meaning trap
go through
examine or check something carefully
to look at or check something carefully, often to find information or make sure everything is correct.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
to look at or check something carefully, often to find information or make sure everything is correct.
Another meaning of 'go through' is 'experience something difficult or unpleasant'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I need to go through these documents before the meeting.
Before submitting my essay, I always go through it to check for mistakes.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Let me go through with my emails first.
Say: Let me go through my emails first.
'Go through + thing' (examine) takes no 'with'. 'Go through WITH something' means actually do it.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Go through' is the everyday verb for working through items one by one. 'Scrutinise every document' is heavy.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
go through + items
- the mail
- the files
- the list
- the accounts
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- go through (experience something difficult or unpleasant) — Another meaning of 'go through' is 'experience something difficult or unpleasant'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.