put through

verb

put through; putting through; puts through

transitive verb

1

: to carry to a successful conclusion

put through a number of reforms

2

a

: to make a telephone connection for

b

: to obtain a connection for (a telephone call)

Synonyms

• accomplish
• achieve
• bring off
• carry off
• carry out
• commit
• compass
• do
• execute
• follow through (with)
• fulfill
• fulfil
• make
• negotiate
• perform
• perpetrate
• prosecute
• pull off

Examples of put through in a Sentence

the incoming university president is vowing to put through the sort of sweeping changes that will propel the school into the top tier academically

Recent Examples on the Web

These emotional viewpoints are ready to be put through an impartial filter. —USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024

The shows actors are put through grueling character arcs. —Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024

Multiple satellites will be put through their paces every year, with Airbus set to be the first customer to use the facility for its new Skynet 6A communications satellite in July. —Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2024

After tumbling through the solvents to remove soil, the fabric is rinsed with another solution, put through a high-speed spin to extract excess solution, and dried to evaporate any remaining solution in the clothes. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

put through

verb

: to carry to a conclusion

put through a number of reforms