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run out — to use up or exhaust the supply of something

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to use up or exhaust the supply of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /rʌn aʊt/

Korean meaning: 다 떨어지다, 소진되다

Korean pronunciation: **런** 아웃

Example Sentences

  • I was making cookies but ran out of chocolate chips, so I used raisins instead and pretended it was healthy.
  • My phone battery ran out right when I was about to take a selfie with my celebrity crush.
  • We need to go grocery shopping because we've run out of almost everything.

run out

VERB

//rʌn aʊt//

to use up or exhaust the supply of something

run out concept
💡 Concept

to use up or exhaust the supply of something

run out rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Run out of water, coach will shout, but victory remains in doubt!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rʌn aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/rʌn aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootrun
Suffix-out

Origin

'run'은 고대 영어 'rinnan'에서 온 말로 '달리다'를 의미하고, 'out'은 '밖으로'를 뜻합니다. 마치 무언가가 밖으로 달려나가서 없어진다는 이미지에서 '다 떨어지다'라는 의미가 생겨났습니다.

🎵Rhyme

shoutaboutdoubt
shout
about
doubt

🔗Collocations

run out of time
run out of money
run out of gas
run out of patience
run out of ideas
supplies run out

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I was making cookies but ran out of chocolate chips, so I used raisins instead and pretended it was healthy.”

😄 Fun example

“My phone battery ran out right when I was about to take a selfie with my celebrity crush.”

“We need to go grocery shopping because we've run out of almost everything.”

“The printer ran out of ink in the middle of printing my important presentation.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

use upexhaustdepletefinishconsume

Antonyms

stock upreplenishrefill

Related

run lowrun shortbe out ofgo through

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