throughout
part of speech
preposition (throughout); adverb (throughout)
meaning for a pupil
1) Throughout means in every part of a place: throughout the school. tree →
2) Throughout means during the whole of a time, from start to end: throughout the film. tree →
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 →
- There are fire exits throughout the building. tree →
- Blood is pumped throughout the body. tree →
- The baby slept throughout the trip. tree →
- Pupils were quiet throughout the test. tree →
- People celebrate this festival throughout the world. tree →
- Keep stirring throughout the cooking. tree →
- The house was painted white throughout. tree →
- There was great mourning throughout the land. tree →
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.
- So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
- And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
- And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: This shall be a holy anointing oil unto Me throughout your generations.
- Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «throughout» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.