What does "run through" mean?

To rehearse or practice a performance, procedure, or sequence from start to finish.

How is "run through" used in a sentence?

Listen, everybody, we'll run through this number once more... and that'll be all for this afternoon.

run through: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

1.
English (global)neutral
- To rehearse or practice a performance, procedure, or sequence from start to finish.
- To run over a piece of work or a set of actions in order to prepare or check them.
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- Before the recital, the choir ran through the entire set twice to prepare.
  Antes del recital, el coro ensayó todo el repertorio dos veces para prepararse.
- We need to run through the safety procedures one more time before the drill starts.
  Necesitamos repasar los procedimientos de seguridad una vez más antes de que comience el simulacro.
- The actors ran through their lines quickly during the morning rehearsal.
  Los actores repasaron sus líneas rápidamente durante el ensayo matutino.
2.
English (global)formalliterary
- To pierce or impale with a sharp weapon so that the object or person is transversed.
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- The knight was run through by the enemy’s spear during the fierce battle.
  El caballero fue atravesado por la lanza del enemigo durante la feroz batalla.
- He was run through by a sword in the duel and barely survived.
  Fue atravesado por una espada en el duelo y apenas sobrevivió.
- The hunter’s arrow ran through the deer, killing it instantly.
  La flecha del cazador atravesó al ciervo, matándolo al instante.
- During the reenactment, the actor was safely run through with a prop lance.
  Durante la recreación, el actor fue atravesado de forma segura con una lanza de utilería.
3.
English (global)neutral
- To flow or pass through a body, channel, or system (for example, a liquid or current moving through veins or pipes).
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- A cold shiver ran through her as she entered the dark room.
  Un escalofrío le recorrió el cuerpo al entrar en la habitación oscura.
- Electricity runs through the wires to power the entire building.
  La electricidad pasa por los cables para alimentar todo el edificio.
- The river runs through the valley, providing water to the farms.
  El río atraviesa el valle, proporcionando agua a las granjas.
4.
English (global)neutral
- To go over or review something quickly, often as a preliminary check or summary.
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- Before the meeting, I ran through the agenda to prepare my notes.
  Antes de la reunión, repasé la agenda para preparar mis notas.
- She quickly ran through the report to find the key statistics.
  Ella revisó rápidamente el informe para encontrar las estadísticas clave.
- We ran through the contract details in less than ten minutes.
  Revisamos los detalles del contrato en menos de diez minutos.
- Could you run through the main points again? I want to be sure I understood.
  ¿Podrías repasar los puntos principales de nuevo? Quiero asegurarme de haber entendido.

Examples:

EN: Listen, everybody, we'll run through this number once more... and that'll be all for this afternoon.
ES: Escuchen, haremos este número una vez más... y será todo por esta tarde.
EN: I'm going to run through the whole number and show you what I want. I'll do your part.
ES: Voy a repasar el número completo y mostrarte lo que quiero.
EN: Let's go. We're going to run through the entire scene, a complete rehearsal.
ES: Vamos a repasar toda la escena, un ensayo completo.
EN: Start from the ballet and run through, ballerinas get ready.
ES: Comienza desde el ballet y corre. ¡Listo!
EN: Leslie, Harriet's ready, she got to run through a rehearsal with you.
ES: Leslie, Harriet ya está lista. Tiene que hacer un ensayo contigo.
EN: Except that time I knocked a home run through your stained glass window down on Hester Street.
ES: Menos aquella vez que hice un home run a través de tu vidriera de colores en Hester Street.
EN: I want to run through it once more.
ES: Quiero revisarlo de nuevo.
EN: And we'll run through it again at 10 o'clock Monday.
ES: Seguiremos el lunes a las diez.
EN: And run through fire I will for your sweet sake.
ES: ¡Y andaré por fuego en pos de tu amor!
EN: We're going to run through part of our first act.
ES: Estamos a punto de terminar el primer acto.
EN: Anyone who betrays his country is run through with the sword!
ES: ¡Todo el que traiciona a su país es pasado por las armas!
EN: Come on, let's run through that tap routine.
ES: Vamos a repetir lo del claqué.
EN: Let's run through the act for them.
ES: Interpretemos la obra.
EN: Something that'll make the blood run through your veins... and little shivers go up and down your spine.
ES: algo que hará correr la sangre por sus venas... y que le dará escalofríos.
EN: Before you see another white man the quinine and water will run through your veins.
ES: Antes de que veas otro hombre blanco la quinina y el agua correrán por tus venas.
EN: Listen, everybody, we'll run through this number once more... and that'll be all for this afternoon.
ES: Escuchen, haremos este número una vez más... y será todo por esta tarde.
EN: I'm going to run through the whole number and show you what I want. I'll do your part.
ES: Voy a repasar el número completo y mostrarte lo que quiero.
EN: Let's go. We're going to run through the entire scene, a complete rehearsal.
ES: Vamos a repasar toda la escena, un ensayo completo.
EN: Start from the ballet and run through, ballerinas get ready.
ES: Comienza desde el ballet y corre. ¡Listo!
EN: Leslie, Harriet's ready, she got to run through a rehearsal with you.
ES: Leslie, Harriet ya está lista. Tiene que hacer un ensayo contigo.
EN: Except that time I knocked a home run through your stained glass window down on Hester Street.
ES: Menos aquella vez que hice un home run a través de tu vidriera de colores en Hester Street.
EN: I want to run through it once more.
ES: Quiero revisarlo de nuevo.
EN: And we'll run through it again at 10 o'clock Monday.
ES: Seguiremos el lunes a las diez.
EN: And run through fire I will for your sweet sake.
ES: ¡Y andaré por fuego en pos de tu amor!
EN: We're going to run through part of our first act.
ES: Estamos a punto de terminar el primer acto.
EN: Anyone who betrays his country is run through with the sword!
ES: ¡Todo el que traiciona a su país es pasado por las armas!
EN: Come on, let's run through that tap routine.
ES: Vamos a repetir lo del claqué.
EN: Let's run through the act for them.
ES: Interpretemos la obra.
EN: Something that'll make the blood run through your veins... and little shivers go up and down your spine.
ES: algo que hará correr la sangre por sus venas... y que le dará escalofríos.
EN: Before you see another white man the quinine and water will run through your veins.
ES: Antes de que veas otro hombre blanco la quinina y el agua correrán por tus venas.

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