Definitions for run into
run in·to

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run into, encounterverb

   be beset by

   "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

2. run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock againstverb

   collide violently with an obstacle

   "I ran into the telephone pole"

3. hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide withverb

   hit against; come into sudden contact with

   "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

4. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, seeverb

   come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run intoverb

   To enter by running.

2. run intoverb

   To collide with.

3. run intoverb

   To cause to collide with.

4. run intoverb

   To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).

5. run intoverb

   To reach, to flow into (a body of water).

6. run intoverb

   To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.

7. run intoverb

   To cause to blend into.

8. run intoverb

   To reach a large figure.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. run into

   "Run into" is a phrasal verb that has several meanings: 1. To meet or encounter someone or something unexpectedly. ("I ran into an old friend at the supermarket.") 2. To collide with or strike against someone or something. ("He wasn't looking where he was going and ran into a post.") 3. To start to experience a difficult or problematic situation. ("The project ran into difficulties.") 4. To reach a certain amount. ("The repairs could run into thousands of dollars.") The actual meaning in each case can generally be inferred from the context.

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How to pronounce run into?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of run into in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of run into in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of run into in a Sentence

1. Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook:

   A lot of things are happening at once and The EU is historically very bad at dealing with simultaneous crises, it doesn't take much for one problem to run into another : The migration crisis on the Belarusian border and the Ukrainian tensions both follow a road back to Moscow, elevating Putin's hand in any dialogue.

2. Trevor Stirling:

   It's also an insurance policy, if you ever did run into serious problems on the Brazilian real or the Mexican peso, then all you have to do is sell off another 10-15 percent and pay off a bit more debt.

3. Jimmy Fallon:

   When we'd run into each other over the years we'd laugh about that night that we first met, we'd laugh about how much fun it is to raise kids and all the stupid mistakes we made trying to figure out how to be good dads.

4. Francois Molins:

   We might be confronted to highly organized networks like the one in November or we could also run into an isolated attack by a person with psychological problems.

5. Katrina Pierson:

   Your viewers, I'm pretty sure, have run into an individual that is the complete epitome of annoying to where you absolutely have to finally give in in order to get on about your day.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run into
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Run_Into
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com