run into
To enter by runningTo enter by running.
» I ran into Tom in the park.
Я випадково зустрів Тома в парку.
Meaning
9 senses(literally)To enter by running.
He ran into the building.
вбега́тьvbegátʹ, вбежа́тьvbežátʹ
To collide with.
He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree.
I've sustained some front-end damage after running into a pothole.
нае́хатьnajéxatʹ, наезжа́тьnajezžátʹ
collide violently with an obstacle
To cause to collide with.
He lost control of the vehicle and ran it into a tree.
(broadly)To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
I ran into your cousin the other day.
Everything was going according to plan until we ran into the legal problems.
auf jemanden/etwas stoßen, jemandem über den Weg laufen
(dated)To reach, to flow into (a body of water).
To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
To cause to blend into.
You can use the paintbrush this way to run the colors into each other.
To reach a large figure.
By the end, the cost of the project ran into the millions of dollars.
(transitive)To amount to.
debts running into millions
Examples
683 sentencesI ran into Tom in the park.
Я випадково зустрів Тома в парку.
I ran into Tom on the bus.
Я випадково зустрів Тома в автобусі.
ruВ автобусе я столкнулся с Томом.
I ran into a friend of mine on the bus.
Я випадково зустрівся зі своїм другом в автобусі.
ruЯ столкнулся со своим другом в автобусе.
deIch traf im Bus einen Freund.
The car ran into a tree.
Машина врізалася у дерево.
ruМашина врезалась в дерево.
deDas Auto fuhr gegen einen Baum.
He ran into debt.
Він вліз у борги.
ruОн влез в долги.
deEr machte Schulden.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
runs into, running into, ran into, run intoPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- run upшитиTo run (towards someone or something); to hasten to a destination.
- run offвідлякати, відлякуватиTo flee or depart quickly.
- run outзакінчитися, закінчуватисяTo use up or consume all
- run downпереїхати, переїжджатиTo hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- run overпереїхати, переїжджатиTo exceed the allotted time.
- run awayбігати, бігтиTo flee by running.
- run afterгнати, ганятиTo follow quickly, often in an effort to catch or catch up with (someone or something).
- run intoзрозуміти, розумітиTo enter by running.
More 8
- run aroundобшукати, обшукуватиTo be very busy doing many different things.
- run throughу /в мене, матиTo repeat something.
- run onTo continue without interruption
- run inTo arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
- run backTo take someone home by car; to give someone a lift to their house.
- run alongTo leave; to make one's way somewhere else.
- run withTo be streaming with a fluid.
- run aheadTo use sidings to pass a different train.
Synonyms
13 synonyms- collide violently with an obstacle:bump intojar againstbutt againstknock against
- be beset by:encounter
- come together:meetencounterrun acrosscome acrosssee
- hit against; come into sudden contact with:hitstrikeimpinge oncollide with
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb