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

People are paying good money for health care and being put through this. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025

And, the society states in the letter, 75% of petit larceny suspects were put through the system in the first two months of 2025, compared to just 45% on average in 2021. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025

Putting gates are adjustable props that create different challenge levels for putting through the opening. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025

This paint, which acts as a temporary sensor, reveals how airflow interacts with the car as it’s put through its paces. —Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for put through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

put through

verb

: to carry to a conclusion

put through a number of reforms