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Meaning of run (something) into something/someone in English

run (something) into something/someone

phrasal verb with run verb
uk
/rʌn/ us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran | past participle run
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B2
to drive a vehicle into an object or a person in another vehicle by accident:
I had to brake suddenly, and the car behind ran into me.
He ran his motorbike into a tree.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
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run into someone

phrasal verb with run verb
uk
/rʌn/ us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran | past participle run
B2
to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to:
Graham ran into someone he used to know at school the other day.
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Meeting people
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run into something

phrasal verb with run verb
uk
/rʌn/ us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran | past participle run

(EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS)

If you run into problems, you begin to experience them:
We ran into bad weather/debt/trouble.
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Experiencing and suffering
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(REACH AN AMOUNT)

to reach a particular cost or amount, as a total:
The repairs will probably run into thousands of dollars.
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Numbering & counting
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(Definition of run (something) into something/someone from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

run into someone | American Dictionary

run into someone

phrasal verb with run verb
us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran us/ræn/ | past participle run

(MEET)

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to meet someone by chance:
I ran into Mike on Seventh Avenue.

run into something

phrasal verb with run verb
us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran us/ræn/ | past participle run

(EXPERIENCE)

to experience something unexpectedly:
The center ran into some financial trouble and had to borrow money.
Note:
  • usually said about an unpleasant experience

run (something) into something

phrasal verb with run verb
us
/rʌn/
present participle running | past tense ran us/ræn/ | past participle run

(HIT)

to unintentionally drive a vehicle into something:
He ran his car into a ditch.
(Definition of run (something) into something/someone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

run into sb | Business English

run into sb

phrasal verb with run verb
uk
/rʌn/ us
running | ran | run
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to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to:
I ran into my boss at the supermarket.

run into sth

phrasal verb with run verb
uk
/rʌn/ us
running | ran | run
to experience problems:
run into trouble/difficulty/problems
to reach a particular cost or amount, as a total:
The repairs will probably run into thousands of pounds.
(Definition of run (something) into something/someone from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of run (something) into something/someone

in Chinese (Traditional)
開車撞上…, 偶然遇到（某人）, 無意碰見（某人）…
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开车撞上…, 偶然遇到（某人）, 无意碰见（某人）…
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encontrar (por acaso), deparar-se com…
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अपघाताने वाहन दुसऱ्या वाहनावर, वस्तूवर वा व्यक्तीवर धडकणे, अनपेक्षितपणे ओळखीची व्यक्ती भेटणे…
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ఒక వాహనాన్ని ప్రమాదవశాత్తూ ఒక వస్తువు లేదా ఇంకొక వాహనంలోని వ్యక్తికి గుద్దుకునేలా నడిపే, మీరు అనుకోకుండా తెలిసిన ఎవరినైనా కలవడం…
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ஒரு பொருளில் மீது வாகனத்தை ஏற்றுதல் அல்லது ஒரு வாகனத்தை விபத்தினால் மற்றொரு வாகனத்தில் உள்ள ஒரு நபரின் மீது மோதுதல் / செலுத்துதல், நீங்கள் எதிர்பார்க்காதபோது உங்களுக்குத் தெரிந்த ஒருவரை சந்தித்தல்…
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(अपने वाहन से भूल से किसी व्यक्ति या वाहन में) टक्कर मार देना, (संयोगवश किसी से) मिल या टकरा जाना…
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ধাক্কা খাত্তয়া, ছুটে যাওয়া…
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અથડાવું, આકસ્મિક રીતે તમારા વાહન સાથે કોઈ વ્યક્તિ અથવા વાહન અથડાવું, અથડાઈ જવુ…
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ٹکرانا, ٹکر مارنا, کسی شناسا شخص سے غیر متوقع ملاقات ہونا…
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