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ran out of steam

ran out of steam is the simple past of run out of steam.

Meaning of run out of steam

Verb

run out of steam (third-person singular simple present runs out of steam, present participle running out of steam, simple past ran out of steam, past participle run out of steam)

  1. (idiomatic) To run out of energy or motivation.
    • Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run on empty

Questions about ran out of steam

What is ran out of steam the simple past of?
Ran out of steam is the simple past of run out of steam.

Words near ran out of steam in the dictionary

  1. ran one's mouth off
  2. ran one's name
  3. ran out
  4. ran out of gas
  5. ran out of road
  6. ran out of steam
  7. ran out of town
  8. ran out on
  9. ran out the clock
  10. ran over
  11. ran past

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