run on empty
run on empty verb: to be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation.
Verb
run on empty (third-person singular simple present runs on empty, present participle running on empty, simple past ran on empty, past participle run on empty)
- To be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation.
- Near-synonyms: run on fumes, run out of steam
- He has been running on empty for a while. It's likely the project will be canceled.
- Synonyms:
- run on fumes, run out of steam
run on empty meaning in Bengali
run on empty in Bengali
- উৎসাহ, ইচ্ছা হারানো, প্রেরণার অভাব হওয়া
Synonyms of run on empty
Forms of run on empty
| third-person singular present | runs on empty |
|---|---|
| present participle | running on empty |
| past | ran on empty |
| past participle | run on empty |
Origin of run on empty
An allusion to a vehicle operating with the fuel gauge pointing to empty or near empty, likely to stop running in the very near future.
Questions about run on empty
- What does run on empty mean?
- Run on empty means to be losing enthusiasm or willingness; to lack motivation.
- What is run on empty in Bengali?
- Run on empty in Bengali is উৎসাহ, ইচ্ছা হারানো, প্রেরণার অভাব হওয়া. See Run on empty meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is run on empty?
- Run on empty is a verb.
- What is the past tense of run on empty?
- The past tense of run on empty is ran on empty.
Words near run on empty in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: run on empty (page history and authors); run on empty (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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