collocation · informal
run out of battery
/rʌn aʊt əv ˈbætəri/RUN out of BAT·tery
Band 5-6speakingtask1
to have a device's battery become empty so it stops working
Examples
“My phone ran out of battery on the way to the interview.”
“Make sure your laptop doesn't run out of battery during the meeting.”
“I forgot my charger and my tablet ran out of battery at the airport.”
Band 8 sentence
“I always carry a power bank because it's embarrassing when your phone runs out of battery during an important call.”
Collocations
- ran out of battery
- don't let your device run out of battery
Word family
run out phrasal verbbattery ndead battery n
Common mistakes
run out battery→run out of battery
the battery run out→the battery ran out
Say it for a higher band
5battery died→6ran out of battery→7+run out of battery
Synonyms
battery died
Easily confused
battery died
“My phone battery died during the concert.”
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