Vocabulary

Form

to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into

verb vi
N1 freq #31

Example sentences

He encountered a friend on the road.

Walking along the street, I met the lady.

If you come across an unfamiliar word, look it up in your dictionary.

I ran across your mother in the library.

I ran into her in the street.

I bumped into him at the station.

I've never come across such a strange case.

Who do you think I ran into today?