Run out meaning
Run out is a phrasal verb with 4 meanings. One of them is to have used your whole supply of something.
- Past simple
- ran out
- Past participle
- run out
- -ing form
- running out
What run out means
use it allB1
To have used your whole supply of something
We ran out halfway through the job.
3 more meanings of run out are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With run: run over, run out of, 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 mean?
It has 4 meanings. One of them is to have used your whole supply of something. The other 3, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of run out?
Ran out. The past participle is run out.
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