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заканчиваться

run out

Meaning of заканчиваться

become empty

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Pronunciation
RU[zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivət͡sə]
run out
заканчиваться - run out
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заканчиваться with English translation

заканчиваться usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden.

Если мы не пополним бочку для дождевой воды, запасы воды для сада начнут заканчиваться.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

We're about to run out of laundry detergent; can you pick some up on your way home?

У нас скоро начнут заканчиваться запасы стирального порошка — не мог бы ты купить немного по пути домой?

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заканчиваться belongs to the topic "Household Chores". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

заканчиватьсяrun out
беспорядокmess
мусорtrash
инструментtool
раковинаsink
протиратьwipe
включатьturn on

заканчиваться synonyms

Related words worth learning together

кончаться
Close to 'zakanchivat'sya', sometimes a bit more colloquial; about time, term or quantity ending.
иссякать
Often used for natural or long‑term supplies; implies 'slowly diminishing until zero'.
исчерпываться
Formal word; means that a source or possibility is fully used up and no longer available.
расходоваться
Means that something is consumed in the process of use; emphasis on the process of consumption.
истощаться
More formal/scientific; about depletion of resources or strength to a critical level.
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К
🇷🇺ru
кончаться

Close to 'zakanchivat'sya', sometimes a bit more colloquial; about time, term or quantity ending.

A2Very Often
И
🇷🇺ru
иссякать

Often used for natural or long‑term supplies; implies 'slowly diminishing until zero'.

B2Rarely
И
🇷🇺ru
исчерпываться

Formal word; means that a source or possibility is fully used up and no longer available.

B2Rarely
Р
🇷🇺ru
расходоваться

Means that something is consumed in the process of use; emphasis on the process of consumption.

B1Often
И
🇷🇺ru
истощаться

More formal/scientific; about depletion of resources or strength to a critical level.

C1Rarely

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How to pronounce заканчиваться and what this word means

заканчиваться means run out. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce заканчиваться

[zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivət͡sə]

заканчиваться translation

run out

заканчиваться examples

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden.

заканчиваться transcription

[zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivət͡sə]

Questions about this word

заканчиваться meaning: what does it mean?

закончиться, исчерпать запас чего-либо, стать пустым

заканчиваться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

заканчиваться is pronounced as [zəkɐnˈt͡ɕivət͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

заканчиваться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

If we don't refill the rain barrel, we'll run out of water for the garden. Translation: Если мы не пополним бочку для дождевой воды, запасы воды для сада начнут заканчиваться.

Is заканчиваться part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

Yes, заканчиваться (run out) can be learned in the Climate and Ecology topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is заканчиваться part of Housing and Utilities vocabulary?

Yes, заканчиваться (run out) can be learned in the Housing and Utilities topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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