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run into in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. collide violently with an obstacle
    "I ran into the telephone pole"
    run into  bump into  jar against  butt against  knock against 
  2. hit against; come into sudden contact with
    "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
    hit  strike  impinge on  run into  collide with 
  3. come together
    "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
    meet  run into  encounter  run across  come across  see 
  4. be beset by
    "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
    run into  encounter 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


run into in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (intransitive/_/but with prepositional object/literally) To enter by running.
  2. (verb) (intransitive/_/but with prepositional object/idiom) To collide with.
  3. (verb) (transitive/_/and with prepositional object/idiom) To cause to collide with.
  4. (verb) (intransitive/_/but with prepositional object/idiom/by extension) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).
  5. (verb) (intransitive/_/but with prepositional object/dated/of flowing water) To reach, to flow into (a body of water).
  6. (verb) (intransitive/_/but with prepositional object/idiom) To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
  7. (verb) (transitive/_/and with prepositional object/idiom) To cause to blend into.
  8. (verb) To reach a large figure.
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