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Adjective Bre ˈθʌrə ˈθɜːroʊ Knowledge Subject Police Carried

Word thorough
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈθʌrə / NAmE / ˈθɜːroʊ /
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  • a thorough knowledge of the subject
  • the police carried out a thorough investigation.
  • you will need a thorough understanding of the subject.
  • she's very thorough and conscientious.
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thorough

(adjective)BrE / ˈθʌrə / NAmE / ˈθɜːroʊ /
  1. done completely; with great attention to detail
    • a thorough knowledge of the subject
    • The police carried out a thorough investigation.
    • You will need a thorough understanding of the subject.
  2. doing things very carefully and with great attention to detail
    • She's very thorough and conscientious.
    • He was determined to be thorough in his research.
  3. used to emphasize how bad or annoying somebody/something is
    • synonym complete
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/complete_1
    • Everything was in a thorough mess.

    Word Origin

    • Old English thuruh, alteration of thurh ‘through’. Original use was as an adverb and preposition, in senses of through. The adjective dates from the late 15th cent., when it also had the sense ‘that goes or extends through something’, surviving in thoroughfare.
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