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Run across Meaning in English

expression

ˈɹən/ /əˈkɹɔs
RUN uh-KRAWSS
ɹˈʌn/ /əkɹˈɒs
run uh-KROSS

التعريف

To find or meet someone or something by chance, without planning it.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and mostly used for unexpected, pleasant, or neutral encounters. Common with people and also objects ('run across an old book'). Synonyms: 'come across', 'bump into'; 'run across' is less likely for physical running across a space—use 'run over' or 'cross' there.

جمل نموذجية

I ran across an old friend at the supermarket.

basic

She ran across a letter from her childhood.

basic

We ran across a great restaurant while traveling.

basic

You never know who you’ll run across in this city.

natural

I ran across that book you were looking for.

natural

Sometimes you run across interesting people when you least expect it.

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