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 segment→run a segment
run the segment (always)→run a segment
Say it for a higher band
5talk about a topic→6air a segment→7+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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