run across
[verb]
Synonyms: meet, bump into, come across, encounter, run into

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run across somebody/something phrasal verb (see also run)
to meet someone or find something by chance:
I ran across him at a conference in Milan.
I ran across some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard.

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run across
run across (someone)
to meet someone without planning to.
You don't run across many people who don't own a TV.

run across (something)
to find something without specifically looking for it.
While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book.

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run across something
run across (something)
to find something without specifically looking for it.
While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book.

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run across
See: COME ACROSS(1).
To find or meet by chance.
He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner.

The other day I ran across a book that you might like.

I came across George at a party last week; it was the first time I had seen him in months.
Compare: COME ON(3), RUN INTO(3b).
2. To give or do what is asked.
The robber told the woman to come across with her purse.

For hours the police questioned the man suspected of kidnapping the child, and finally he came across with the story.

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run across someone
run across (someone)
to meet someone without planning to.
You don't run across many people who don't own a TV.

run across (something)
to find something without specifically looking for it.
While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲