Meanings
verbrun low (third-person singular simple present runs low, present participle running low, simple past ran low, past participle run low)
present singular third person runs low · participle present running low · past ran low
- To near the end of a supply of something; to be nearly running out.
We're running low on meat.
1 more example
Our supplies are running very low.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German zur Neige gehen
- zur Neige gehenTranslations
Spanish agotarse, escasear
- agotarseTranslations
- escasearTranslations
- acabarseTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
run low. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20low
MLA
“run low.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20low. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run low,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20low.
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