run across

verb

To cross by running.

“The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal.”

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encountermeetrun intocome acrossseegatherassemble
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Meanings

verbrun across (third-person singular simple present runs across, present participle running across, simple past ran across, past participle run across)

present singular third person runs across · participle present running across · past ran across

  1. To cross by running.

    The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal.

  2. idiomaticTo find or discover by chance; to come across.

    While I was cleaning the kitchen cupboards, I ran across Mother's recipe for Cornish game hens.

    Synonyms: encounter

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo find or discover by chance; to come across.

Similar
encounter

More synonyms by meaning

verbcome together

Similar
meetrun intoencountercome acrossseegatherassemble
Broader
actmove
Also see
come acrosscome uponencounterfindmeetrun intosee

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech přeběhnout přes
  • přeběhnout přesto cross by running
Finnish juosta ... poikki, juosta ... yli
  • juosta ... poikkito cross by running
  • juosta ... ylito cross by running
German über ... rennen
  • über ... rennento cross by running
Polish przebiegać, przebiec
  • przebiegaćto cross by running
  • przebiecto cross by running
Portuguese passar correndo
  • passar correndoto cross by running
Cite this entry
APA

run across. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20across

MLA

“run across.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20across. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “run across,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/run%20across.

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