run through

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	run through
he/she/it	runs through
present participle	running through
past tense	ran through
past participle	run through

1
(run through something) to explain or to read something quickly
I’ll just run through the names and make sure everyone’s here.
Do you want me to run through the details with you?
Synonyms and related words
To make something easier to understand
explain
define
put across
Synonyms and related words
To read something quickly
glance
skim
flick through
2
(run through something) to practise something so that it is correct for a performance or test
Let’s just run through the piece one more time.
Synonyms and related words
Practice and practising doing something
practice
practise
walk through
Synonyms and related words
Auditioning, casting and rehearsing
audition
audition
cast
3
(run through someone/something) if a feeling runs through a group of people, they all feel it
Fear ran through the crowd as a shot was heard.
Synonyms and related words
What feelings and emotions do
come over
return
run away with
4
(run through something) if a quality or idea runs through something, you can find it in many parts of that thing
The theme of jealousy runs through a lot of her work.
There was a lot of bitterness running through their conversation.
Synonyms and related words
To have a particular quality or thing
seem
tend
possess
5
(run through something) to spend or use a lot of money in a short period of time
The project ran through £50 million in the first year.
Synonyms and related words
To spend or to pay money
disburse
spend
pay
6
(run someone through) literaryto push a sword through someone’s body
Synonyms and related words
To attack with weapons or bombs
attack
bayonet
be bombed out (of something)