thorough

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BrE /ˈθɒrəfʊ/ AmE /ˈθɔːrfə/

adjective en → es

1 COMPLETE B1

complete and careful, leaving nothing out or unfinished

detallado, completo, exhaustivo

  • a thorough job/look/examination

Collocations thorough check · thorough investigation

  • The police carried out a thorough search of the house.

    La policía realizó una búsqueda exhaustiva de la casa.

2 DILIGENT B1

careful and persistent in doing something, especially work or study

diligente, metódico, aplicado

  • be thorough about something

Collocations thorough approach · thorough attitude

  • She is a very thorough student.

    Ella es una estudiante muy metódica.

1 THOROUGHLY B2

(adverb) in a complete and careful way, leaving nothing out or unfinished

detalladamente, completamente, exhaustivamente

  • thoroughly examine/inspect

Collocations thoroughly check · thoroughly investigate

  • The report was thoroughly researched.

    El informe fue investigado exhaustivamente.