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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Run into // bump into
- I ran into an old friend at the airport in Seattle.
- I bumped into her on the train.
Do "bump into someone" and "run into someone" mean the same thing?
- I bumped into her on the train.
Do "bump into someone" and "run into someone" mean the same thing?
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They can. Run into and bump into can both mean to meet by chance , the latter being slightly less formal. However, in a literal sense, bump into can also mean to collide .
- They can.
- Run into and bump into can both mean to meet by chance , the latter being slightly less formal.
- However, in a literal sense, bump into can also mean to collide .
- Or it could have a double meaning: You met your friend unexpectedly by crashing into her!
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They can. Run into and bump into can both mean to meet by chance, the latter being slightly less formal. However, in a literal sense, bump into can also mean to collide. Or it could have a double meaning: You met your friend unexpectedly by crashing into her!
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