verb phrase · neutral

run a segment

/rʌn ə ˈsɛɡmənt/RUN a SEG·ment

Band 6-7speakingtask1task2

to schedule and broadcast a short part of a programme (a segment) as part of a show

Examples

The morning programme runs a cooking segment every Wednesday.

They run short technology segments between the news bulletins.

The network will run a special segment on environmental issues tonight.

Band 8 sentence

Every Friday the news programme runs a segment on cultural events across the region.

Collocations

  • run a short segment
  • run a regular segment

Word family

segment nounrun verb

Common mistakes

run segmentrun a segment

run the segment (always)run a segment

Say it for a higher band

5talk about a topic6air a segment7+run a segment

Synonyms

air a segment

Easily confused

air a segment

They aired a special segment about recycling last week.

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