| Definition of 'run into' |
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1. (verb) run into, encounter
be beset by
"The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
2. (verb) run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against
collide violently with an obstacle
"I ran into the telephone pole"
3. (verb) hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
hit against; come into sudden contact with
"The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
4. (verb) meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
come together
"I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
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1. (verb) run into
to meet by chance
They ran into a bear in the woods.
2. run into
run into difficulties/trouble/problems etc.
to start having difficulties/trouble/problems etc.
Their business had run into serious difficulties.
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Sense: to meet
I ran into her in the street.
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 Afrikaans: ontmoet |
 Arabic: يَلْتَقي صُدْفَةً |
 Bulgarian: срещам |
 Brazilian: encontrar |
 Czech: potkat |
 German: hineinlaufen in |
 Danish: løbe ind i |
 Greek: συνντώ τυχ��ία |
 Spanish: topar con, encontrarse co |
 Estonian: kohtama |
 Farsi: ملاقات کردن |
 Finnish: törmätä |
 French: tomber sur |
 Hebrew: לְהִיפַּגֵש |
 Hindi: भोंकना, गढ़ा देना |
 Croatian: susresti |
 Hungarian: összefut (vkivel) |
 Indonesian: bertemu |
 Icelandic: hitta, rekastá |
 Italian: imbattersi |
 Japanese: 出会う |
 Korean: 만나다 |
 Lithuanian: netikėtai sutikti |
 Latvian: satikt; ieskriet krūtīs |
 Malay: terserempak |
 Dutch: tegen het lijf lopen |
 Norwegian: treffe tilfeldig, råke på |
 Polish: wpaść na |
 Persian: ملاقات کردن |
 Pashto: ملاقات کول |
 Portuguese: encontrar |
 Romanian: a da peste |
 Russian: случайно встретить |
 Slovak: stretnúť |
 Slovenian: naleteti (na koga) |
 Serbian: naleteti na |
 Swedish: träffa (stöta) på |
 Thai: พบโดยบังเอิญ |
 Turkish: karşılaşmak, rastlamak |
 Taiwanese: 碰見 |
 Ukrainian: зіштовхнутися |
 Urdu: ملاقات ہونا |
 Vietnamese: vô tình gặp |
 Chinese: 碰见 |
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