thoroughly
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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.
[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
thor′ough·ly adv.
thor′ough·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | thoroughly - in an exhaustive manner; "we searched the files thoroughly" |
| 2. | thoroughly - completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly'); "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" 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
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
completely partly, somewhat, in part, superficially, imperfectly, incompletely
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
thoroughly
adverb1. To the fullest extent:
absolutely, all, altogether, completely, dead, entirely, flat, fully, just, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly, well, wholly.
Idioms: in toto, through and through.
2. In a complete manner:
Idioms: in and out, inside out, up and down.
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Translations
بِدِقَّةبِدِقَّه، بالإهْتِمام بِكُل تَفْصيلكُلِيّاً
do hloubkydůkladněúplně
grundigtfuldstændigt
perusteellisesti
temeljito
algerlegaítarlega
徹底的に
철저하게
dôkladne
natančnopopolnoma
grundligt
อย่างละเอียดรอบคอบ
một cách kỹ lưỡng
thoroughly
[ˈθʌrəlɪ] ADV1. (= 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
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
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
a thoroughly bad influence → una influencia realmente mala
that was a thoroughly stupid thing to do → hacer eso fue una completa estupidez
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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.
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
thoroughly
adv
(= 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
thoroughly
[ˈθʌrəlɪ] adva. (with vb, agree) → completamente; (understand) → perfettamente; (search, clean) → accuratamente, minuziosamente, a fondo
she thoroughly agreed → fu completamente d'accordo
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
thoroughly clean → completamente pulito/a
a thoroughly unpleasant person → una persona assolutamente antipatica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
thorough
(ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker.
2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough.
3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time.
ˈthoroughly adverb1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly.
2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored.
ˈthoroughness noun care; attention to detail.
ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare.
2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009