run through

What does "run through" mean?

1. To practice or rehearse something quickly
2. To explain or review something briefly
3. To use up something completely
4. To be present throughout something

Examples

• Let's run through the presentation before the meeting.
• Can you run through the procedure with me one more time?
• He ran through his inheritance in just two years.
• A sense of optimism runs through the entire book.
• We'll run through the safety regulations quickly.

How to use it

'Run-through' (noun) is a rehearsal or practice session. Very common in theatrical, business, and educational contexts for practicing presentations or procedures.

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• run by

  To tell someone about an idea to get their opinion

• run out

  To use all of something so there is none left

• run into

  To meet someone by chance

• run over

  To hit someone or something with a vehicle

• run away

  To leave a place or person quickly to escape

• run up

  To accumulate a large bill or debt