1.
to come to an end; to be completely used up :
After a month their food supplies gave out.
Her patience finally gave out.
2.
to stop working :
One of the plane's engines gave out in mid-Atlantic.
Her legs gave out and she collapsed.
1.
to come to an end; to be completely used up :
After a month their food supplies gave out.
Her patience finally gave out.
2.
to stop working :
One of the plane's engines gave out in mid-Atlantic.
Her legs gave out and she collapsed.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005