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ran thin

ran thin is the simple past of run thin.

Meaning of run thin

Verb

run thin (third-person singular simple present runs thin, present participle running thin, simple past ran thin, past participle run thin)

  1. (intransitive) To be nearly used up or consumed, so that little remains.
    • Patience is running thin.

Questions about ran thin

What is ran thin the simple past of?
Ran thin is the simple past of run thin.

Words near ran thin in the dictionary

  1. ran the risk
  2. ran the rule over
  3. ran the show
  4. ran the table
  5. ran the whole show
  6. ran thin
  7. ran through
  8. ran to
  9. ran to earth
  10. ran to ground
  11. ran to the ground

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