run into meaning and definition

RUN INTO verb

Definition of run into (verb)

1. be beset by
   • "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
   • synonyms: encounter
2. collide violently with an obstacle
   • "I ran into the telephone pole"
   • synonyms: bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against
3. hit against; come into sudden contact with
   • "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
   • synonyms: collide with, hit, impinge on, strike
   • antonym: miss
4. come together
   • "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
   • synonyms: come across, encounter, meet, run across, see