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bump into

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, preposition) to meet by chance; encounter unexpectedly

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bump into Idioms  

  1. Also, bump against . Collide, come in contact with; same as bang into . For example, It's easy to bump into furniture in the dark . [Mid-1800s]

  2. Encounter, meet by chance, as in While I was downtown, I bumped into George . [ Colloquial ; 1880s] Also see run into .

Example Sentences

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Heavy rain brought flooding in parts of southern England with significant snow in parts of Wales, the Midlands and northern England as the storm bumped into cold air.

From BBC

He stepped back so fast he bumped into me.

From Literature

When Los Angeles was bidding for the Olympics, Wasserman flew around the world so that he could bump into International Olympic Committee officials, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the rain bumps into cold air, it will increasingly turn to sleet and snow across Wales and later on into parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and the West Midlands.

From BBC

Orion barked at Llewelyn to make sure he didn’t bump into anything.

From Literature

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