run into
[verb]
Synonyms:
- meet, bump into, come across or upon, encounter, run across
- hit, collide with, strike

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English Thesaurus: crash, hit, collide, run into something, smash into something, ...

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run into somebody/something phrasal verb (see also run)

1. to start to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation:
He ran into criticism after remarks he made in a television interview.
run into trouble/problems/difficulties
The business ran into financial difficulties almost immediately.

2. run into hundreds/thousands etc to reach an amount of several hundred, several thousand etc:
The cost of repairing the damage could run into millions.
The list ran into hundreds of pages.

3. to hit someone or something with a vehicle Synonym : crash into:
He ran into the back of another car.

4. informal to meet someone by chance:
Guess who I ran into in town today! ⇒ run yourself into the ground at ground¹(13)

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crash verb [intransitive and transitive] to hit another vehicle, a tree, the ground etc, with a lot of force, causing a lot of damage:
The plane crashed a kilometre from the runway.
He was scared I’d crash his car.
The car crashed into a tree.
hit verb [transitive] to move into something quickly and with force:
He wasn’t paying attention, and almost hit another car.
The car hit a lamppost.
collide verb [intransitive] if two cars, trains, planes etc collide, they hit each other, especially when they are moving in opposite directions:
The two planes collided in mid-air.
An express train collided with a freight train in the morning rush hour.
run into something phrasal verb [transitive] to hit a vehicle or object that is directly in front of you, especially because you are not paying attention:
He ran into the car in front while he was talking on his mobile phone.
smash into something phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something, causing a great amount of damage:
An army helicopter smashed into the side of the mountain.
plough into British English, plow into American English phrasal verb [transitive] to crash into something with a lot of force, especially when your vehicle continues moving afterwards:
The bus went out of control and ploughed into a line of traffic.
ram verb [transitive] to deliberately hit another boat or vehicle very hard, especially when it is not moving:
The ship had been rammed by a submarine.
The gunmen tried to ram the police car.
a car/train/plane etc crash
He was badly hurt in a car crash.
a road/rail/air crash
There will be an investigation into the cause of the air crash.
a head-on crash (=in which the front part of two vehicles hit each other)
He died in a head-on crash with a lorry.
a fatal crash (=in which someone is killed)
There have been several fatal crashes on this road.
a high-speed crash
the risk of injury from a high-speed crash
a horrific/terrible/appalling crash
a horrific crash in which three teenage boys were killed
have a crash (also be involved in a crash) (=in a car)
I’ve been nervous about driving since I had a crash last year.
a crash happens/occurs
The three-vehicle crash happened on the corner of Ongar Road.
a crash involves something
Two women were taken to hospital after a crash involving a bus and a car.
a crash victim (=someone injured or killed in a crash)
Families of the crash victims want to know what happened.
a crash site/scene (=place where a crash happens)
The authorities closed off a five-mile area around the crash site.
a crash investigator (=someone who tries to find the cause of a crash)
Crash investigators spent several days examining the scene.

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run into
run into (someone)
to meet someone by chance.
I ran into Mike on Seventh Avenue.

run into (something)
1.
to experience something unexpectedly, esp. something unpleasant.
The center ran into some financial trouble and had to borrow money.

2.
to cost or reach a certain amount.
Their salaries run into thousands per week.

Costs on the project ran to the millions.

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run into something
run into (something)
1.
to experience something unexpectedly, esp. something unpleasant.
The center ran into some financial trouble and had to borrow money.

2.
to cost or reach a certain amount.
Their salaries run into thousands per week.

Costs on the project ran to the millions.

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run into
1. • run into (someone or something)
to hit someone or something, to crash into someone or something
The car ran into the truck on the highway.

2. • run into (someone)
to meet someone by chance
I ran into my cousin when I was at the supermarket.

3. • run into (something)
to add up to something, to total something; to mix with something, to join with something
If you decide to stay in expensive hotels during your holiday it will run into a lot of money.

During the hot weather the red paint ran into the white paint.

4. • run into (trouble/problems)
to be affected by something, to get into trouble
I ran into trouble when I tried to cross the border with no visa.

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run into something
1. • run into (someone or something)
to hit someone or something, to crash into someone or something
The car ran into the truck on the highway.

2. • run into (something)
to add up to something, to total something; to mix with something, to join with something
If you decide to stay in expensive hotels during your holiday it will run into a lot of money.

During the hot weather the red paint ran into the white paint.

3. • run into (trouble/problems/difficulty/an issue)
to experience something, to encounter something; to be affected by something, to get into trouble
The mechanic ran into trouble when he was fixing my car.

I ran into some interesting facts when I was researching my essay.

I ran into trouble when I tried to cross the border with no visa.

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run into
v.
1. To mix with; join with.
If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house.
This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below.
2. To add up to; reach; total.
Car repairs can run into a lot of money.
The number of people killed on the highways during holidays runs into hundreds.
A good dictionary may run into several editions.
3a. Bump; crash into; hit.
Joe lost control of his bike and ran into a tree.
Compare: RUN DOWN.
3b. To meet by chance.
I ran into Joe yesterday on Main Street.
Compare: BUMP INTO, CHANCE ON, COME ACROSS². 3e. Be affected by; get into.
I ran into trouble on the last problem on the test.
When I ran into a problem while making my model airplane, I asked Uncle Mark for help.

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run into someone
run into (someone)
to meet someone by chance.
I ran into Mike on Seventh Avenue.

run into (something)
1.
to experience something unexpectedly, esp. something unpleasant.
The center ran into some financial trouble and had to borrow money.

2.
to cost or reach a certain amount.
Their salaries run into thousands per week.

Costs on the project ran to the millions.

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run into someone
1. • run into (someone or something)
to hit someone or something, to crash into someone or something
The car ran into the truck on the highway.

2. • run into (someone)
to meet someone by chance
I ran into my cousin when I was at the supermarket.

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