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English / phrasal verb

bump into

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To meet someone unexpectedly without prior arrangement

In context

01

The foreign minister bumped into her former rival in the corridor outside the assembly hall.

02

You never know which world leader you might bump into during the UN General Assembly reception.

Synonyms

run into,encounter by chance,cross paths with

Antonyms

avoid,evade,miss

Collocations

bump into a delegate,bump into a diplomat,bump into an old colleague

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗