thoroughly

thor·ough

 (thûr′ō, thŭr′ō)

adj.

1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.

2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.

3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.

prep. & adv. Archaic

Variant of through.

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[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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thor′ough·ly adv.

thor′ough·ness n.

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Adv.	1.	thoroughly - in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" exhaustively
	2.	thoroughly - completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" good, soundly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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thoroughly

adverb

1. carefully, completely, fully, comprehensively, sweepingly, efficiently, inside out, meticulously, painstakingly, scrupulously, assiduously, intensively, from top to bottom, conscientiously, exhaustively, leaving no stone unturned a thoroughly researched and illuminating biography
carefully carelessly, haphazardly, half-heartedly, sloppily, cursorily, lackadaisically

2. fully, completely, throughout, inside out, through and through Food must be reheated thoroughly.

3. completely, quite, totally, perfectly, entirely, absolutely, utterly, to the full, downright, to the hilt, without reservation We returned home thoroughly contented.
completely partly, somewhat, in part, superficially, imperfectly, incompletely

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thoroughly

adverb

1. To the fullest extent:

absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, well, wholly.

Informal: clean, clear.

Idioms: in toto, through and through.

2. In a complete manner:

completely, exhaustively, intensively.

Idioms: in and out, inside out, up and down.

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Translations

بِدِقَّةبِدِقَّه، بالإهْتِمام بِكُل تَفْصيلكُلِيّاً

do hloubkydůkladněúplně

grundigtfuldstændigt

gründlichvöllig

παντελώς

minuciosamentecompletamenteconcienzudamentecuidadosamente

perusteellisesti

à fondcomplètemententièrementminutieusement

temeljito

algerlegaítarlega

completamentedel tuttointeramentenettamente

徹底的に

철저하게

grondig

grundig

gruntownie

minuciosamente

доскональнотвёрдо

dôkladne

natančnopopolnoma

grundligt

อย่างละเอียดรอบคอบ

adamakıllıderinlemesinetam anlamıylatamamen

một cách kỹ lưỡng

彻底地周到地完全地

thoroughly

[ˈθʌrəlɪ] ADV

1. (= meticulously) [clean, rinse] → a fondo, a conciencia; [search, check] → a fondo; [research] → minuciosamente, meticulosamente; [mix] → bien
they examined me thoroughly (Med) → me hicieron un reconocimiento a fondo or a conciencia
to know sth thoroughly → conocer algo a fondo

2. (= utterly)

2.1. (with verb) [understand] → plenamente, a la perfección; [deserve] → totalmente; [discredit] → totalmente, por completo
he thoroughly enjoyed himself → se divirtió muchísimo, se lo pasó en grande

2.2. (with adj) [enjoyable, unpleasant, miserable] → realmente, verdaderamente; [modern] → totalmente
a thoroughly bad influence → una influencia realmente mala
that was a thoroughly stupid thing to do → hacer eso fue una completa estupidez

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thoroughly

[ˈθʌrəli] adv

(= meticulously) [examine, research] → minutieusement, en profondeur; [prepare, wash, clean] → à fond; [search] → de fond en comble
a thoroughly researched and illuminating biography → une biographie éclairante et minutieusement documentée
Police searched the premises thoroughly → La police a fouillé les lieux de fond en comble.

(= completely) [enjoy] → vraiment; [approve, understand] → tout à fait, absolument; [miserable, enjoyable, unpleasant] → vraiment; [convinced] → tout à fait
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves → Nous nous sommes vraiment bien amusés.
I was thoroughly ashamed of myself → J'avais vraiment honte.
He thoroughly agreed → Il était tout à fait d'accord.

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thoroughly

adv

→ gründlich, von Grund auf

(= extremely) → durch und durch, von Grund auf; convinced → völlig, vollkommen; we thoroughly enjoyed our meal → wir haben unser Essen von Herzen genossen; I thoroughly enjoyed myself → es hat mir aufrichtig Spaß gemacht; I thoroughly agree → ich stimme voll und ganz zu; I’m thoroughly ashamed → ich schäme mich zutiefst, ich bin zutiefst beschämt; a thoroughly nasty person → ein Scheusal durch und durch; thoroughly modern → durch und durch modern; thoroughly boring → ausgesprochen langweilig

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thoroughly

[ˈθʌrəlɪ] adv

a. (with vb, agree) → completamente; (understand) → perfettamente; (search, clean) → accuratamente, minuziosamente, a fondo
she thoroughly agreed → fu completamente d'accordo

b. (with adj, very) → assolutamente
thoroughly clean → completamente pulito/a
a thoroughly unpleasant person → una persona assolutamente antipatica

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thorough

(ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective

1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker. deeglik مُخْلِص في عَمَلِه старателен cuidadoso pečlivý, svědomitý gründlich omhyggelig σχολαστικός cuidadoso, minucioso; concienzudo täpne دقیق tunnontarkka consciencieux י��סוֹדִי पूरा temeljit alapos cermat nákvæmur minuzioso, preciso きちょめん 철저한 kruopštus, gilus cītīgs; kārtīgs; rūpīgs teliti nauwkeurignøye, grundiggruntowny, dogłębny بشپړ، پوره، مكمل، ټول: لاس لرونكى (ماهر): احتياط كاره: زغمونكى، ګالونكى cuidadoso conştiincios добросовестный dôkladný, starostlivý, svedomitý natančen temeljan omsorgsfull, grundlig ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน çok dikkatli, titiz 一絲不苟的 старанний فکر مند، محتاط cẩn thận 一丝不苟的

2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough. deeglik دَقيق задълбочен cuidadoso důkladný gründlich grundig εμπεριστατωμένος minucioso põhjalik دقیق perusteellinen minutieuxיסודי अति सावधान temeljit mélyreható cermat ítarlegur minuzioso 徹底した 완전한 kruopštus, nuodugnus pamatīgs; pilnīgs dgn teliti gedetailleerdskikkelig, omhyggeligdokładny ځیر cuidadoso minuţios скрупулёзный dôkladný temeljit temeljan omsorgsfull, grundlig ที่ทำอย่างเต็มที่ eksiksiz, tam, titizlikle yapılan 完善的 досконалий اتياط اور توج�� سے کيا ہوا tỉ mỉ 完善的

3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time. absoluut, volslae تام، شامِل пълен total naprostý, úplný völlig fuldstændig πλήρης, απόλυτος, τέλειοςcompleto, absoluto täielik کامل؛ به تمام معنی täydellinen completגמור पूर्ण, संपूर्ण, पूरा, पूरा-पूरा pun, potpun teljes mutlak, sama sekali gagnger, ítarlegur completo 全くの 순전한 visiškas galīgs; pilnīgs betul-betul volkomenfullstendigkompletny بشپړ total complet совершенный úplný popoln potpun fullständig ที่ทำอย่างสมบูรณ์ tam, tam anlamıyla 完全的，絕對的 повний, цілковитий مکمل، سراسر hoàn toàn, trọn vẹn 完全的，绝对的

ˈthoroughly adverb

1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly. deeglik بِدِقَّه، بالإهْتِمام بِكُل تَفْصيل задълбочено cuidadosamente do hloubky gründlich grundigt προσεχτικά, σχολαστικά cuidadosamente, minuciosamente; concienzudamente põhjalikult دقیقاً tunnollisesti à fondביסודיות पूर्णत: temeljito alaposan secara cermat ítarlega minuziosamente きちょうめんに 철저히 kruopščiai, nuodugniai cītīgi; kārtīgi; rūpīgi dgn teliti nauwgezetomhyggelig, grundiggruntownie, dogłębnie په بشپړه توګه ، كاملا cuidadosamente cu seriozitate тщательно dôkladne, úplne temeljito temeljno omsorgsfullt, ordentligt อย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน tam anlamıyla, adamakıllı 徹底地，周到地 старанно احتياط سے، توجہ سے cẩn thận 彻底地，周到地

2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored. baie كُلِيّاً напълно totalmente úplně völlig fuldstændigt εντελώς, τελείωςcompletamente täiesti کاملاً perinpohjaisesti complèt- ement, tout à faitמוחלט पूरा-पूरा, पूर्णरूपेण potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya, bukan kepalang algerlega completamente 全く 완전히 visiškai, galutinai galīgi; pilnīgi betul-betul volslagentvers igjennom, helt kompletnie كاملا totalmente total(mente), complet совершенно úplne popolnoma potpuno fullständigt อย่างสมบูรณ์ tamamen 完全地 цілком, зовсім پورے طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地

ˈthoroughness noun

care; attention to detail. noulettendheid شُمولِيَّه، كُلِيَّه، دِقَّه، كَمال задълбоченост minúcia pečlivost die Gründlichkeit grundighed; omhyggelighed επιμέλεια, σχολαστικότηταminuciosidad, meticulosidad põhjalikkus دقت tunnollisuus minutie יְסוֹדִיוּת पूर्णत: temeljitost alaposság kecermatan nákvæmni minuziosità; completezza 徹底さ 철저함 kruopštumas pamatīgums; precizitāte detaļās ketelitian grondigheidomhu, grundighetdokładność بشپړتيا، احتياط، كمال minúcia meticulozitate тщательность svedomitosť temeljitost temeljitost omsorgsfullhet, grundlighet ความละเอียดถี่ถ้วน kusursuzluk, dikkatlilik 徹底 старанність کامل توجہ sự chu đáo 彻底

ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun

1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare. deurpad شارِع عام оживена улица via pública ulice, silnice die Durchgangsstraße færdselsåre λεωφόρος, οδική αρτηρία vía pública peatänav گذرگاه عمومی pääkatu voie publiqueרחוב आम रास्ता prolaz, glavna cesta főútvonal jalan raya almenn umferðaræð (via pubblica) 通り 공중 도로, 거리 pagrindinis kelias maģistrāle; galvenā iela jalan raya verkeersweggjennomfartsvei, hovedgate arteria komunikacyjna عام سړك، عامه كوڅه، لويه لار via pública drum (principal) транспортная магистраль prechod, prejazd, dopravná tepna javna cesta glavni put genomfartsled, huvudväg ถนนในเมือง (โดยเฉพาะสายหลักที่การจราจรคับคั่ง) ana cadde, ana yol 大道，大街 пожвавлена вулиця; головна вулиця міста عوامي سڑک، راستہ đường phố lớn 大道，大街

2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'. deurpad مَمْنوع المُرور право на преминаване passagem průjezd, průchod die Durchfahrt gennemkørsel δίοδοςpaso läbikäik عبور läpikulku passage interdit מעבר सार्वजनिक मार्ग pravo prolaza az átjárás tilos! hak jalan almenn umferð bönnuð transito, circolazione 通り抜け 통행 pravažiavimas, praėjimas Ceļš slēgts!; Caurbraukt aizliegts! masuk doorgang gjennomkjøring (forbudt) przejazd, przejście عام passagem (drept de) tre­cere проход, проезд prejazd, prechod prehod prolaz genomfart ทางผ่าน geçiş 通行 прохід, проїзд راستہ đường để qua 通行

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thoroughly

→ بِدِقَّة důkladně grundigt gründlich παντελώς minuciosamente perusteellisesti minutieusement temeljito completamente 徹底的に 철저하게 grondig grundig gruntownie minuciosamente досконально grundligt อย่างละเอียดรอบคอบ derinlemesine một cách kỹ lưỡng 彻底地

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