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runs out

runs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run out.

Meaning of run out

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To use up or consume all
    • Get some more beer out of the fridge before we run out.
  2. (intransitive) To expire; to come to an end.
    • My driving licence runs out next week, so I had better renew it now.
    1. (intransitive) To be completely used up or consumed.
      • Time is running out.
    2. (intransitive) To continue a streak or string.
      • After that series of confidence-giving wins, I think the team is going to run out their streak.
  3. To get a batsman out (dismissed from play) via a runout.
    • Jackson was run out for a duck in the first over.
  4. (transitive) To extend a piece of material, or clothing.
    • If I run out these curtains, they will fit the windows in the drawing room.

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Questions about runs out

What is runs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run out.

Words near runs out in the dictionary

  1. runs one on
  2. runs one's face
  3. runs one's mouth
  4. runs one's mouth off
  5. runs one's name
  6. runs out
  7. runs out of gas
  8. runs out of road
  9. runs out of steam
  10. runs out of town
  11. runs out on

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