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runs out on

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

Meaning of run out on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To leave a partner or commitment suddenly and without prior warning.
    • Vinton's former wife, Mitzi, ran out on him. Naomi had four previous marriages, to Tom, Bill, Leonard and George.2011, Vincent Terrace, Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed., Volume 3, page 648
  2. (idiomatic) To leave a restaurant without paying the bill; to dine and dash.
    • I saw him run out on the check at an Applebee's.

Questions about runs out on

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

Words near runs out on in the dictionary

  1. runs out
  2. runs out of gas
  3. runs out of road
  4. runs out of steam
  5. runs out of town
  6. runs out on
  7. runs out the clock
  8. runs over
  9. runs past
  10. runs point
  11. runs rampant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runs out on (page history and authors); run out on (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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