run through
To repeat somethingTo repeat something.
» The river runs through the valley.
Der Fluss fließt durch das Tal.
Река течет по долине.
Річка тече через долину.
Meaning
16 senses(idiomatic, transitive)To repeat something.
We will run through scene 2 until we get it right.
durchnehmen
To repeat something.
(idiomatic, transitive)To summarise briefly.
Let me run through today's meeting for those who missed it.
durchgehen
(idiomatic, transitive)To go through hastily.
to run through a book
apply thoroughly; think through
To go through hastily.
(colloquial, idiomatic, transitive)To quickly inform, train or educate someone, typically of a new concept or a concept particular to an organization or industry.
durch etwas führen
(idiomatic, transitive)To get something approved quickly.
The plans for the new building were rushed through.
(idiomatic, transitive)To use (something, often money) completely, in a short space of time.
Near-synonyms: burn through, get through
I ran through my wages in two days. Now I've got to live on next to nothing till Friday!
durchbringen, aufbrauchen, aufzehren
(idiomatic, transitive)To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
Fear of foreigners runs through that country at all levels of its society.
durchziehen, durchsetzen, durchdringen
To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
(idiomatic, transitive)To be present and intense.
The cardamom runs through the cake.
Senses as to continuing all the way through something
(idiomatic, transitive)To impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
Make just one move, and I'll run you through, sir, without hesitation.
durchbohren
(figuratively, slang, transitive)To have sex with (someone).
(idiomatic, transitive)To continue past an intersection or a sign that is intended to cause one to stop.
You just ran through a stop sign.
(transitive)To flow through an area.
The Seine river runs through Paris.
durchfließen, durchströmen
Examples
155 sentencesThe river runs through the valley.
Річка тече через долину.
ruРека течет по долине.
deDer Fluss fließt durch das Tal.
This river runs through my village.
Ця річка тече через моє село.
ruЭта река течёт через мою деревню.
deDieser Fluss fließt durch mein Dorf.
The horse ran through the fields.
Tom ran his hand through his hair.
ruТом провёл рукой по волосам.
Tom ran his fingers through his hair.
ruТом провёл пальцами сквозь волосы.
deTom fuhr sich mit den Fingern durchs Haar.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 9
Forms
runs through, running through, ran through, run through| Base form | run through · to run through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | runs through |
| Present participle | running through |
| Past simple | ran through |
| Past participle | run through |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- run upшитиTo run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- run offвідлякати, відлякуватиTo flee or depart quickly.
- run outзакінчитися, закінчуватисяTo use up or consume all
- run downпереїхати, переїжджатиTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- run overпереїхати, переїжджатиTo exceed the allotted time.
- run awayбігати, бігтиTo flee by running.
- run afterгнати, ганятиTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
- run intoзрозуміти, розумітиTo enter by running.
More 8
- run aroundобшукати, обшукуватиTo be very busy doing many different things.
- run throughу /в мене, матиTo repeat something.
- run onTo continue without interruption
- run inTo arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
- run backTo take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
- run alongTo leave; to make one's way somewhere else.
- run withTo be streaming with a fluid.
- run aheadTo use sidings to pass a different train.
Synonyms
176 synonyms- apply thoroughly; think through:work throughgo through
- use up (resources or materials):consumeeat upuse upeatdepleteexhaustwipe outuse
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb