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PHRASAL VERBS 384

 (intr) decline in size or number; [(iş, güç vs) durmak, azalmak]

The farm force labour is running down steadily.
Our manufacturing industry has been running down for years.

 (intr) lose power or stop functioning; [durmak, güç kaybetmek]

My watch has run down.
The radio battery has run down.

 (tr) hit sb/sth, knock him/it to the ground; [(araba vs ile) ezmek, çiğnemek]

My car ran down an old lady while I was driving home.

 run into (tr)

 meet sb. by chance; [rastlamak]

Guess who I ran into on my way home yesterday.

 unexpectedly meet, encounter sth; [(bela, problem, zorluk vs ile) karşılaşmak ]

Our company has run into a big trouble.

 strike, collide with sth; [çarpmak, çarpışmak]

Her car ran into a wall last night.
The driver lost control of his lorry and ran into a pedestrian.

 run out (intr)

 be no longer valid, expire; [süresi sona ermek, bitmek]

Your passport has run out.
This card has run out. I can’t make a phone call.

 run out of (tr)

 be finished, exhausted; [tükenmek, bitmek, suyunu çekmek]

I have run out of money. I have to borrow some.
When you entered the room, I had run out of the things to write.
Hurry up. We are running out of time!