to run into
75
2.3
- phrasal verb
- /rʌn ˈɪntu/
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- And then and then I, I ran into a trash can and it fell so crazy, right?
Like weird when you run into a wall, it's not painful.
- Like weird when you run into a wall, it's not painful.
- After finally getting my license, I got into my mom's car and I was backing out and then I ran into the house.
- They were just running into it as the missile struck.
Examples
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- No, no, I-I just, I ran into him randomly outside.
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While biking down the trail, I accidentally ran into a low tree branch.
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- I ran into the mayor today.
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l ran into a door.
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- Run into any trees lately?
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When I was seven, I ran into a table on the patio.
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This afternoon, while you were out, some crazy man ran into your backyard.
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A couple of them even ran into me, knocking me off my bike.
Fiction book (1993) -
He totally ran into that tree!
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I ran into him at a diner with Melinda.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
553
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
111
1.0
To hit something by accident and cause a jolt
64
3.1
Crash into each other while moving
38
3.7
Hit something or someone while moving, causing a sudden strong crash
18
2.1
To hit someone or something by accident while moving
3
2.7
Hit something by accident when you move and touch it
1
3.5
To trip and bump into something by accident
1
5.9
To hit something with strong force while moving
Hit something suddenly
Antonyms
How Hard
311
2.1
481
2.2
38
3.7
75
2.3
18
2.1
31
3.7
15
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal components 'run' (move quickly) + 'into' (into/against) yield a clear physical sense of colliding or coming into contact, which easily extends metaphorically to 'encounter' someone or something. However, the sense of unexpectedly experiencing difficulties is a metaphorical extension and includes pragmatic nuance (unexpectedness) that may not be fully predictable for a B1 learner, so the expression is partly but not wholly transparent.
Etymology
The phrasal verb run into shows a simple picture: you run and go into a wall or object by accident, so it means 'to collide with'.