run into
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.40 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To collide with.
verb
To cause to collide with.
verb
To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).
verb
To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.
Example Sentences
- "He ran into the building."
- "Here we were nearly 8 min. early, and was now a matter of spinning out time, as indeed we did—losing 3 min. from Penrith to Carlisle!—in order not to run into Carlisle more than 5 min. early."
- "He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree."
- "I've sustained some front-end damage after running into a pothole."
- "A "passenger/goods" cock is provided in each cab, by which, when placed in the "goods" position, the normal proportional brake application is slowed down. This is for use when hauling an unbraked or partially braked train, and prevents the unbraked stock from running into the locomotive or braked portion of the train with violence."
- "He lost control of the vehicle and ran it into a tree."