bump into

1. (intransitive, literally)To collide with.

   He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking.

   collide violently with an obstacle

2. (literally, transitive)To cause (a thing) to collide with.

   The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me.

3. (idiomatic, transitive)To meet by chance.

   We bumped into each other at the library yesterday.

1. Tom bumped into Mary.

   Том випадково зустрів Мері.

   ruТом налетел на Мэри.

   deTom traf auf Maria.

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2. The truck bumped into a car.

   ruГрузовик врезался в машину.

   deDer Lastwagen stieß in ein Auto.

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3. The truck bumped into our car.

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4. Tom always keeps bumping into things.

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5. I bumped into Tom in Boston.

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irregular

• bump offбити, вдаритиTo kill, especially to murder.
• bump upTo increase something suddenly.
• bump onSynonym of bump into.
• bump downTo transfer (recorded footage) from a wider to a narrower tape format.
• bump intoTo collide with.
• bump acrossSynonym of bump into.