stumble into

verb

To begin a course of action by accident, while intending to do something else.

“He stumbled into a firefighting career in his early 20s.”

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Meanings

verbstumble into (third-person singular simple present stumbles into, present participle stumbling into, simple past and past participle stumbled into)

present singular third person stumbles into · participle present stumbling into · participle past stumbled into · past stumbled into

  1. informalTo begin a course of action by accident, while intending to do something else.

    He stumbled into a firefighting career in his early 20s.

Translations

Spanish tropezar contra, tropezarse con
  • tropezar contraTranslations
  • tropezarse conTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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