- bump into (someone)
- Verb. To fortuitously meet with someone.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
bump into (someone)
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bump into someone — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
bump into (someone) — Verb. To fortuitously meet with someone … English slang and colloquialisms
bump into something — bump into (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to… … New idioms dictionary
bump into — (someone/something) to unexpectedly meet someone or find something. Last week, Jill bumped into an old college friend she hadn t seen in years. The story is about an amateur detective who lives in Maine and has an amazing ability to bump into… … New idioms dictionary
bump into — verb collide violently with an obstacle (Freq. 1) I ran into the telephone pole • Syn: ↑run into, ↑jar against, ↑butt against, ↑knock against • Hypernyms: ↑hit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bump into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bump into : present tense I/you/we/they bump into he/she/it bumps into present participle bumping into past tense bumped into past participle bumped into 1) bump into someone to meet someone unexpectedly I… … English dictionary
bump into — PHRASAL VERB If you bump into someone you know, you meet them unexpectedly. [INFORMAL] [V P n] I happened to bump into Mervyn Johns in the hallway. Syn: run into … English dictionary
ˌbump ˈinto sb — phrasal verb to meet someone unexpectedly I bumped into your mother at the supermarket.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bump — bump1 [ bʌmp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to accidentally hit part of your body against something, making it hurt: Be careful not to bump your head. a ) intransitive or transitive to hit against something solid once or many times: Small boats were… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bump — bump1 S3 [bʌmp] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [>I always + adv/prep, T] to hit or knock against something bump against ▪ I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry. bump into ▪ Tim was a clumsy boy, always bumping… … Dictionary of contemporary English
