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run through

Inseparable

The verb and particle never split. The object always follows the whole phrase.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: run THROUGH. Saying “RUN through” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

No pause between the words. /n/ runs straight into /θ/ — “run through” is one rhythmic unit with a single stressed beat on the particle. Watch the TH in “through” — tongue tip between the teeth, voiceless. Swapping it for /t/ or /s/ is the usual slip.

Verb vs noun

As a noun the stress flips to the front: the verb is run THROUGH, the noun is RUN-THROUGH. Same two words, different beat — “to run THROUGH” is the action, “a run-through” is the thing. Getting this backwards makes the sentence land oddly even when every sound is right.

What it means

  1. To rehearse or review something from beginning to end.

    • “Let's run through it once more before they arrive.”
    • “She ran through the slides in ten minutes.”

    Similar: rehearse, review

The particle logic

through

Something passes from one end of an obstacle to the other.

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More RUN phrasal verbs

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run into

To meet someone unexpectedly.

run out of

To use up the entire supply of something.

run over

To hit someone or something with a vehicle.

run away

To escape from a place, especially home.

run by

To tell someone an idea in order to get their reaction.

run up

To accumulate a large bill or debt.

run down

To criticize someone or something unfairly.

run through — meaning, examples & how to say it