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Princeton's WordNet

  1. run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock againstverb

    collide violently with an obstacle

    "I ran into the telephone pole"

Wiktionary

  1. bump intoverb

    To collide with.

  2. bump intoverb

    To cause (a thing) to collide with.

  3. bump intoverb

    To meet by chance.

ChatGPT

  1. bump into

    "Bump into" is a phrasal verb. It usually means to meet someone unexpectedly or by chance. It can also literally mean to inadvertently hit or collide with someone or something while moving.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bump into in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bump into in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bump into in a Sentence

  1. Choi Yeong-chun:

    She cursed me, telling me ‘You should have stayed in North Korea. Why did you come here and bump into me?‘ it deeply hurt me. I couldn’t show my temper because I was hurt too much ... I just stood helplessly and I didn’t go to school for a week.

  2. Andras Katica:

    I certainly wasn’t expecting to bump into Tom Cruise during my hike.

  3. Edna Ferber:

    Living in the past is a dull and lonely business looking back strains the neck muscles, causes you to bump into people not going your way.

  4. Rodolfo Rodriguez of Mexico:

    I didn't even bump into her kid, i just passed her and she pushed me and she hit me until she was done.

  5. Fabrice:

    The civi service is a place where, in the stairs, those who arrive late bump into those who leave early!


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