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Daily English word

run out of

/ˌrʌn ˈaʊt əv/phrasal verb

English definition

to use all of something so none is left

Common phrases / collocations

  1. run out of time
  2. run out of money
  3. run out of milk

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    She ran out of milk at breakfast.

  2. 2.

    We are running out of time.

  3. 3.

    The printer ran out of paper.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A woman tips an empty milk carton over a breakfast bowl and only one final drop falls.
to use all of something so none is left
1last drop
2nothing remains
almost empty→none left