run into Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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