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runs out of gas

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

Meaning of run out of gas

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To become exhausted.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run out, out of, gas.

Questions about runs out of gas

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

Words near runs out of gas in the dictionary

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

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