Throughout
/ˌθruːˈaʊt/noun
In or during the whole course or extent of something.
Did you know?“Throughout” is a Middle English compound of “through” + “out,” and it became a fixed adverb/preposition meaning total, complete extension rather than any occult or hidden technical sense.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
þurh
“through, by means of, across”
Old English
OE
ūt
“out, outside, outward”
Middle English
ME
thurghout / through out
“all through, in every part”
14th Century
English
throughout
“through every part of; during the whole of”
Modern English
English
throughout
“in every part of; during the entire time of”
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