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to run across
01
to meet someone unexpectedly
Transitive: to run across sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
across
Base verb
run
Present tense
run across
3rd person singular
runs across
Present participle
running across
Past simple
ran across
Past participle
run across
Examples
I ran across an old friend from high school at the mall yesterday.
02
to find something unexpectedly
Transitive: to run across sth
Examples
I ran across an old photo album while cleaning out the attic.
