run over/through sth
(EXPLAIN) — phrasal verb with run /rʌn/ verb (present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run)Definition
› to examine a document or subject with someone in order to explain it or to get their help or their opinion on it: I'd like to run over the main points of the article with you. I'm really struggling with this maths - could you run through it with me later?Giving adviceAnalysing and evaluatingAssessing and estimating value
(Definition of run over/through sth (EXPLAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- analyse verb
- analyst noun
- analytical adjective
- arbitrate verb
- ascribe sth to sb/sth phrasal verb
- inquiry noun (PROCESS)
- inspection noun
- interpretive adjective
- investigate verb
- investigation noun
- investigative adjective
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- probe noun
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- take stock idiom
- vet verb
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