run someone through something
- run someone through something
run someone through something
1. to make or guide someone though an area while running. •
They ran us through a maze as part of our training.
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We ran the little boys through the park so they could get some exercise.
2. to guide a person through a process. •
Let me run you through the process so you will know what is happening to you.
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Can I run you through this procedure again?
3. to rehearse someone. •
The director ran the cast through the last act three times.
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She ran herself through the part at home between rehearsals.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… … English new terms dictionary
run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… … Universalium
run through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run through : 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 … English dictionary
run through — verb 1. apply thoroughly; think through (Freq. 4) We worked through an example • Syn: ↑work through, ↑go through • Derivationally related forms: ↑run through • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
run — 1. verb 1) she ran across the road Syn: sprint, race, dart, rush, dash, hasten, hurry, scurry, scamper, bolt, fly, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, speed, zoom … Thesaurus of popular words
run someone/something through — stab a person or animal so as to kill them … Useful english dictionary
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run a check — (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
run a check on sb — run a check (on sb/sth) ► to look through records to find out facts about someone or something: »We run background checks on all prospective employees. Main Entry: ↑run … Financial and business terms
