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Synonyms for run across

  • verb

Most common

run into meet come across encounter

All synonyms

Verb

encounter, run into, come across, see, meet, find, run up against, come upon

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cross by running.

    The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal.

Example sentences

  • meet Did you meet many interesting people at the party?
  • encounter The story of their encounter is somewhat humorous.

By length

3 letters
see1
4 letters
find1, meet1
9 letters
encounter3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (encounter3 = 3 syllables).