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We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• • The battery is out/dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• The battery is out/dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.
• The battery is dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• We're out of chery juice.

We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• • The battery is out/dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.
• The battery is dead.
• The battery is dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• We're out of chery juice.

We can't use the preposition over like this. We can use the preposition out in a different construction, to indicate that something we often replenish has finished. In this construction we we say:

• X is out of Y.

In this construction, X is either the owner or the container:

• We're almost out of cherry juice.
• We're almost out of water.
• The tank is out of water.
• We're out of gas.
• The car's out of gas.
• The battery is dead.

If you want to use an adjective instead of a preposition, you could use the word empty. This doesn't always imply that the thing is refillable or reusable though:

• The tin's empty.

We sometimes say that a battery is out, but the more usual expression is that the battery is dead.

• We're out of chery juice.