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to bump into
[phrase form: bump]
01
to unexpectedly meet someone, particularly someone familiar
Transitive: to bump into sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
into
Base verb
bump
Present tense
bump into
3rd person singular
bumps into
Present participle
bumping into
Past simple
bumped into
Past participle
bumped into
Examples
We bumped into each other at the coffee shop, and it was a pleasant surprise.
02
to hit something forcefully and suddenly
Transitive: to bump into an obstacle
Ditransitive: to bump into a body part an obstacle
Examples
He was n't paying attention and bumped his head into the low doorway.
