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# throughout

«throughout» in Mova's school dictionary: **in every part of a place: throughout the school** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

preposition (throughout); adverb (throughout)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Throughout means in every part of a place: throughout the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#m1)

2) Throughout means during the whole of a time, from start to end: throughout the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and reports it shows something happening everywhere or all the time. In science: "Blood flows throughout the body". In maths and timetables: "throughout the week" means every day of it. Phrases: throughout the day, throughout the world, throughout history.

### examples

- It rained throughout the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x1)
- There are fire exits throughout the building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x2)
- Blood is pumped throughout the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x3)
- The baby slept throughout the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x4)
- Pupils were quiet throughout the test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x5)
- People celebrate this festival throughout the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x6)
- Keep stirring throughout the cooking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x7)
- The house was painted white throughout. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x8)
- There was great mourning throughout the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/#x9)

### note

One word. Similar: all through, all over, during the whole. Trap: "throughout" covers the whole time or place; "during" can mean only part of the time. Spelling: through + out.

### In the corpora

- [Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1330/)
- [So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.128/)
- [And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.896/)
- [And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.919/)
- [Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.942/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «throughout» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throughout/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.