bump into

• Phrasal verb, das eine unerwartete Begegnung mit jemandem oder einen zufälligen Zusammenstoß mit etwas bezeichnet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate unexpectedly meeting someone or encountering something by chance.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Meet unexpectedlyinformal

   To meet someone by chance without planning.

   Zufällig treffen

   • I bumped into my old neighbor at the grocery store.
   • She bumped into her former boss at the airport.
   • We bumped into each other at the concert last night.

   Synonymechance uponcome acrossencounterhappen uponrun into

   Antonymeavoidelude

2. Accidentally hitinformal

   To physically collide with someone or something unintentionally.

   Zufällig anstoßen

   • He bumped into the table and spilled his drink.
   • She bumped into the door frame in the dark.
   • I accidentally bumped into a stranger on the crowded bus.

   Synonymecollide withrun intostrike

   Antonymeavoiddodgemiss

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