run through — practice or rehearse
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
To quickly practice or review something, such as a plan, performance, or list, often to make sure everything is correct.
Say it like a native
Textbook Let us rehearse the presentation one final time.
Native Let's run through it one more time.
'Run through' is the everyday verb for a quick rehearsal; 'rehearse' is a touch formal.
Pattern: run through + noun
In use
- Let's run through the presentation one more time before the meeting.study
- Before my exam, I always run through my notes to refresh my memory.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ Let's run through with the plan.
✓ Let's run through the plan.
'Run through' takes the object directly — no 'with'.
Common collocations
run through + material— the plan, your lines, it once, the steps
Don't confuse it
'Run through' here is about practicing, not about using something up.
Related
- run through (use up or spend quickly) — Another meaning of 'run through' is 'use up or spend quickly'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.