Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

run across

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
run across
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cross by running.

verb

To find or discover by chance; to come across.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

runs across (present, singular) running across (participle, present) ran across (past)

Synonyms

encounter meet run into come across see

Questions

What does run across mean?
To cross by running.

How to pronounce run across

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