run out of — to use all of something so that there is none left
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to use all of something so that there is none left
Pronunciation (IPA): /rʌn aʊt ʌv/
Korean meaning: ~이 떨어지다, 다 써버리다
Korean pronunciation: **런** 아웃 오브
Example Sentences
- My phone ran out of battery right when my crush texted me back!
- We ran out of coffee at the office, so productivity dropped to zero.
- The teacher ran out of patience when students kept asking the same question.
run out of
VERB//rʌn aʊt ʌv//
to use all of something so that there is none left
The gas station has run out of fuel for waiting customers
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Run out of water under the blazing sun, and you might be done.
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Origin
From Old English 'rinnan' (to run) combined with the preposition 'out' (from Old English 'ūt') and the preposition 'of' (from Old English 'of'). The phrasal verb developed in Middle English to express the depletion of resources.
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“My phone ran out of battery right when my crush texted me back!”
“We ran out of coffee at the office, so productivity dropped to zero.”
“The teacher ran out of patience when students kept asking the same question.”
“I ran out of excuses to avoid doing my homework.”
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