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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between run into, bump into, and knock into?
Hi,
Is there a nuance among them?
A car knocked into / bumped into / ran into me.
A SUV knocked into / bumped into / ran into a truck and got terrible damage.
Are the following correct?
bump against = bump into
knock against = knock into
run against ? run into
Thanks in advance.
Is there a nuance among them?
A car knocked into / bumped into / ran into me.
A SUV knocked into / bumped into / ran into a truck and got terrible damage.
Are the following correct?
bump against = bump into
knock against = knock into
run against ? run into
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, For vehicles, the phrase 'ran into ' is the common and idiomatic choice. Clive
- Hi, For vehicles, the phrase 'ran into ' is the common and idiomatic choice.
- Clive
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Hi,
For vehicles, the phrase 'ran into' is the common and idiomatic choice.
Clive
For vehicles, the phrase 'ran into' is the common and idiomatic choice.
Clive
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Thanks. Should "bump into" and "knock into" be used to human or static things? Two soccer players bumped into each other. He knocked into a tree when he walked due to carelessness. Are they natural in these two sentences?
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Two soccer players ran into each other. ('Bump' is not so violent as soccer players.)
He bumped into a tree when he was walking due to carelessness.-- 'Knock into' is not a familiar phrase to me (cf 'knock over, knock down').
He bumped into a tree when he was walking due to carelessness.-- 'Knock into' is not a familiar phrase to me (cf 'knock over, knock down').
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