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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of 'run out'

Hi

Could you please tell me if the use of 'run out' is natural here?

1) I could see that the fuel/gas/petrol was going to run out soon.

2) We had run out of milk and sugar.

3) The ration was little and was soon going to run out.

Thanks,

Tom

  

Top answer

Yes, you understand the expression correctly. Here are a few edits. 1) I could see that the fuel/gas/petrol was going to run out soon.

— Clive

  • Yes, you understand the expression correctly.
  • Here are a few edits.
  • 1) I could see that the fuel/gas/petrol was going to run out soon.
  • We usually use active voice, eg I was going to run out of gas soon.
  • 2) We had run out of milk and sugar.
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Yes, you understand the expression correctly.

Here are a few edits.

1) I could see that the fuel/gas/petrol was going to run out soon. We usually use active voice, eg I was going to run out of gas soon.

2) We had run out of milk and sugar. OK

3) The ration was small

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