go through — be officially accepted
phrasal verbC1IELTS 7+neutraloccasional
to be officially approved or accepted, especially referring to proposals, plans, or legislation passing through a formal process.
Say it like a native
Textbook The legislation was formally approved by parliament.
Native The bill finally went through.
'Go through' is the natural verb for a deal, law, or payment being approved. The formal passive is officialese.
Pattern: go through (subject: proposal, plan, law, application)
In use
- The new regulation finally went through after months of debate in parliament.business
- If the proposal goes through, it will significantly impact local businesses by introducing stricter environmental standards.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ The payment didn't go through successfully.
✓ The payment didn't go through.
'Go through' already means it was completed/approved — 'successfully' is redundant.
Common collocations
go through— the deal, the payment, the sale, the application
Don't confuse it
Unlike the B-level senses, this meaning does not refer to experiencing something or checking it, but to something (often a proposal or law) being accepted after an official process.
Related
- go through (experience something difficult or unpleasant) — 'go through' also has the more basic meaning 'experience something difficult or unpleasant'; this is the advanced sense.