"bump into" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tuː/ [UK], /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/ [US], /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tə/, /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tʊ/ Audio: en-au-bump into.ogg Forms: bumps into [present, singular, third-person], bumping into [participle, present], bumped into [participle, past], bumped into [past]
Rhymes: (unstressed, before consonants) -ɪntə Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bump into (third-person singular simple present bumps into, present participle bumping into, simple past and past participle bumped into)
  1. (intransitive, literally) To collide with. Tags: intransitive, literally
    Sense id: en-bump_into-en-verb-XUy0a-bV
  2. (transitive, literally) To cause (a thing) to collide with. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-bump_into-en-verb-oe1Y6bOL
  3. (transitive, idiomatic) To meet by chance. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: run into Related terms: bump-in
    Sense id: en-bump_into-en-verb-oasDQosc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "into", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "into": 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 24 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 14 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): wpadać [imperfective] (Polish), wpaść [perfective] (Polish), hacerse encontradizo (english: feigned happenstance) [masculine] (Spanish), hacerse el encontradizo (english: feigned happenstance) [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0 0
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