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Run Sth/Sb I Meaning Meet Chance Find Synonym

Word run across
Meaning

Meaning: to meet somebody by chance, or to find something by chance

Synonym: come across

Example For example:

  • run across sth/sb Did you run across any old friends at the concert?

  • run across sth/sb While I was cleaning out a cupboard I came ran across some tapes I'd made with my band about twenty years ago.

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