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# thorough

adjective (thorough, more thorough, most thorough)

«thorough» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Done completely, carefully and with attention to every detail: a thorough check. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#m1)
2. (of a person) Careful to do everything well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#m2)
3. (informal, UK) Complete, total: a thorough nuisance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school a thorough answer covers every part of the question; a thorough search looks everywhere. In science, a thorough investigation repeats tests and checks results. In safety, a thorough check of a bike before riding catches problems. Adverb: thoroughly («wash your hands thoroughly»).

### Examples

- The police made a thorough search of the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x1)
- Give your bike a thorough check before a long ride. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x2)
- She is very thorough with her homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x3)
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x4)
- The dentist gave my teeth a thorough clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x5)
- He's a thorough nuisance! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x6)
- They found none, however: but the vines, after so thorough a digging, produced a crop such as had never before been seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: thorough (THUR-uh) ≠ through (THROO) ≠ though (THOH) ≠ thought (THAWT) ≠ threw. Noun: thoroughness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «thorough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/thorough/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«thorough» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/thorough.html) on Mova free.