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run across

run across

 
See:
run
part of speech: phrase
definition: to encounter by chance.
Do you remember Al Johnson? I ran across him at the reunion.If you run across my old softball while you're cleaning the basement, could you bring it up?I think I've run across that name somewhere before.
synonyms:
bump into, come across, stumble on
similar words:
encounter, find, meet