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11run across something — run across (something) to find something without specifically looking for it. While looking for a present for my father, I ran across the most interesting book …
12run across somebody — ˈrun across sb/sth derived to meet sb or find sth by chance Main entry: ↑runderived …
13run across something — ˈrun across sb/sth derived to meet sb or find sth by chance Main entry: ↑runderived …
14run across sth — UK US run across sth Phrasal Verb with run({{}}/rʌn/ verb (running, ran, run) ► to find something when you are not expecting to: »I was looking through the files and I ran across some unfilled orders …
15run across — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall in with, fall… …
16run across — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon). Idiom …
17run across — discover, happen to see, run into While I was in Vancouver, I ran across an old friend of yours …
18run across — verb a) To cross by running. The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal. b) To find or discover by chance. While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mothers recipe for Cornish game hens …
19run across — See: COME ACROSS(1) …
20run across — See: COME ACROSS(1) …
