Run out of meaning
Run out of is a phrasal verb that means to exhaust the available supply of a particular thing.
- Past simple
- ran out of
- Past participle
- run out of
- -ing form
- running out of
What run out of means
B1
To exhaust the available supply of a particular thing
We ran out of printer paper halfway through the meeting.
Similar phrasal verbs
With run: run out, run over, run away.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out, carry out.
Common questions
What does run out of mean?
To exhaust the available supply of a particular thing.
What is the past tense of run out of?
Ran out of. The past participle is run out of.
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