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run out

run out

Meaning of run out

become empty

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British English/tə ˈrʌn aʊt/
American English/tu ˈrʌn aʊt/
Russian transcription[zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivət͡sə]
run out
run out - заканчиваться
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run out with Russian translation

run out usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Если мы не пополним бочку для дождевой воды, запасы воды для сада начнут заканчиваться.

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

У нас скоро начнут заканчиваться запасы стирального порошка — не мог бы ты купить немного по пути домой?

We're about to run out of laundry detergent; can you pick some up on your way home?

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run out belongs to the topic "Household Chores". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

run outзаканчиваться
messбеспорядок
dustпыль
stainпятно
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина

run out synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between run out / be depleted / dry up / come to an end / be exhausted / end

🇬🇧English
run out

Basic phrasal verb meaning something has been used up or is no longer available.

A2Very Often

We ran out of milk, so I need to go shopping.

У нас закончилось молоко, поэтому мне нужно сходить в магазин.

B
🇬🇧English
be depleted

A more formal/technical term meaning supplies or resources have been used up or greatly reduced.

A2Rarely

The region's groundwater has been depleted by overuse.

Подземные воды региона истощены из-за чрезмерного использования.

🇬🇧English

Can be literal (a river dries up) or figurative (a source dries up) to mean it ends or is used up.

A2Often

The well has dried up after the long drought.

Колодец высох после длительной засухи.

🇬🇧English

An idiomatic phrase meaning to finish or reach the end, especially for periods or events.

A2Often

The semester is coming to an end next week.

Семестр подходит к концу на следующей неделе.

B
🇬🇧English
be exhausted

Means supplies or resources are completely used up; can also mean a person is very tired (figurative).

A2Often

Our options were exhausted after the meeting.

Наши варианты были исчерпаны после совещания.

🇬🇧English

A general verb meaning to finish or stop (often about events, periods or processes).

A2Very Often

The movie ends at 9 pm.

Фильм заканчивается в 9 вечера.

🇬🇧English

Means to complete or bring something to an end; often used transitively.

A2Very Often

She finished her homework and went out to play.

Она закончила домашнюю работу и пошла играть.

B
🇬🇧English
be over

Usually used for events or periods to say they are finished or completed.

A2Often

The meeting is over, you can go home.

Совещание закончилось, вы можете идти домой.

R
🇬🇧English
run low

Means the quantity is getting small; not yet finished but close to being gone.

A2Often

We're running low on sugar; can you buy some?

У нас почти кончился сахар; можешь купить?

G
🇬🇧English
give out

Has two main meanings: to distribute, or to fail/stop working / be exhausted (in context).

A2Often

Our supplies gave out after the long trip.

Наши запасы исчерпались после долгой поездки.

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run out translation: заканчиваться. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce run out

/tə ˈrʌn aʊt/

run out translation

заканчиваться

run out examples

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden.

run out transcription

/tə ˈrʌn aʊt/, /tu ˈrʌn aʊt/

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run out meaning: what does it mean?

become empty

run out pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

run out is pronounced as /tə ˈrʌn aʊt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

run out definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden. Translation: Если мы не пополним бочку для дождевой воды, запасы воды для сада начнут заканчиваться.

Is run out part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

Yes, run out (заканчиваться) can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is run out part of Housing and Utilities vocabulary?

Yes, run out (заканчиваться) can be learned in the Housing and Utilities topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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