Meaning trap
run through
practice or rehearse
To quickly practice or review something, such as a plan, performance, or list, often to make sure everything is correct.
Don't mix these meanings
Same phrase, different job.
To quickly practice or review something, such as a plan, performance, or list, often to make sure everything is correct.
Another meaning of 'run through' is 'use up or spend quickly'; compare the examples to keep the meanings separate.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Let's run through the presentation one more time before the meeting.
Before my exam, I always run through my notes to refresh my memory.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: Let's run through with the plan.
Say: Let's run through the plan.
'Run through' takes the object directly — no 'with'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Run through' is the everyday verb for a quick rehearsal; 'rehearse' is a touch formal.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
run through + material
- the plan
- your lines
- it once
- the steps
Don't confuse it
Related
Other meanings and phrases to compare.
- 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.