"bump into" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tuː/ [UK], /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tu/ [US], /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tə/ [unstressed] (note: before consonants), /ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tʊ/ [before-vowel, unstressed] Audio: en-au-bump into.ogg [Australia] 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

Download JSON data for bump into meaning in English (2.2kB)

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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bumped into",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "He bumped into the wall. I guess that's a risk you take when you read while walking."
        }
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        "To collide with."
      ],
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        "(intransitive, literally) To collide with."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me."
        }
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        "To cause (a thing) to collide with."
      ],
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        "(transitive, literally) To cause (a thing) to collide with."
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    },
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        {
          "text": "We bumped into each other at the library yesterday."
        }
      ],
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        "To meet by chance."
      ],
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          "chance"
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To meet by chance."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 4 89",
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      "ipa": "/ˌbʌmˈpɪn.tə/",
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      "rhymes": "(unstressed, before consonants) -ɪntə"
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        }
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        "To collide with."
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        {
          "text": "The roads were so slippery that I couldn't stop, and I bumped my car into the car in front of me."
        }
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      ],
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        "(transitive, literally) To cause (a thing) to collide with."
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        "To meet by chance."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To meet by chance."
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