"stumble against" meaning in All languages combined

See stumble against on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: stumbles against [present, singular, third-person], stumbling against [participle, present], stumbled against [participle, past], stumbled against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stumble against (third-person singular simple present stumbles against, present participle stumbling against, simple past and past participle stumbled against)
  1. (transitive, figuratively) To discover or find accidentally. Tags: figuratively, transitive Translations (to discover or find by accident): tomber sur (French)
    Sense id: en-stumble_against-en-verb-2elb1755 Disambiguation of 'to discover or find by accident': 62 35 3
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To meet (somebody) by chance. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: bump into, run into Translations (to meet (somebody) by chance): tomber sur (French)
    Sense id: en-stumble_against-en-verb-RpolCnsL Disambiguation of 'to meet (somebody) by chance': 9 91 0
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, against. Synonyms: chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, happen upon, stumble across, stumble on, stumble onto, stumble upon
    Sense id: en-stumble_against-en-verb-IvU~BOJ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "against", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "against": 12 14 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 15 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 12 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 31 52

Inflected forms

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      "word": "tomber sur"
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