to run across

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To find or discover by chance

While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother's recipe for Cornish game hens.

To cross by running

The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal.

bump into, come up against
come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
If you run across someone or something, you meet them or find them unexpectedly. We ran across some old friends in the village. = come across
to run across

    Hyphenation

    to run a·cross

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı rʌn ıkrôs

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈrən əˈkrôs/ /tə ˈrʌn əˈkrɔːs/
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