bump into

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, preposition) to meet by chance; encounter unexpectedly

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bump into Idioms  

1. Also, bump against . Collide, come in contact with; same as bang into . For example, It's easy to bump into furniture in the dark . [Mid-1800s]

2. Encounter, meet by chance, as in While I was downtown, I bumped into George . [ Colloquial ; 1880s] Also see run into .

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Example Sentences

"The overarching trend is how many people say what a brilliant bloke he was to bump into."

From BBC

He looks as if he just strolled by and bumped into a podium.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Instead, they bump into the walls of the pores."

From Science Daily

On Friday, people crowded around a plexiglass pen to watch the dogs stroll around and try not to bump into each other.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Bonnie did not like Claude, whose limited vision caused him to bump into his surroundings — and into her.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• come across
• meet up with
• run into