to run through
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /rʌn θru/
- Now, let's run through it one more time.
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Watch on YouTubeSo to try and run through the process that's brought us to here.
- So to try and run through the process that's brought us to here.
- And I try to methodically run through the reasons why.
- Is it even a real PC build if you don't run through some troubleshooting issues?
- So, you know, you can run through those things.
- It's like what you saw before, but there's no like running through all the nodes.
Examples
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Actually, sir, do you mind if I run through the plan one more time?
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Let me run through this again.
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Let me quickly run through these famous cases.
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Let me see if I can run through these a little faster.
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We're running late, so let me run through some changes.
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So let's run through the event, shall we?
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Let's run through the details.
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Now let's run through the plan.
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Ms. Bratberg is now going to run through the details of what the firm is offering.
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Can we take a moment to run through the main points before the presentation?
Synonyms
480
2.7
To look at something carefully to find mistakes or missing details
201
3.4
To deal with a problem, task, or feeling step by step until it is done
10
4.8
To quickly say the main points
3
4.4
To carefully check and change writing or plans for mistakes
2
6.5
Test how well a person or thing works by making them do tasks
1
3.7
Practice a song or scene again to make it better before a show
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to review or rehearse' can be derived from combining 'run' (to go through/perform) with 'through' (completely/from start to finish), so a learner who knows both words can infer the general idea of going over something. However, the specific pragmatic use as 'rehearse/check for mistakes' is a modest metaphorical extension of the literal components and may require exposure to fully fix the collocational meaning, so it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Run through comes from the idea of moving quickly through a list or lines, like actors who run through their lines before a show. That's why it means 'to review' or 'practice' something to check for mistakes.