RAN ACROSS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ran across

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past tense of run across

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to come upon unexpectedly or by chance She ran across an old friend at lunch.

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to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face They ran across a bear while camping in the woods.

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In that case, two Bay Area men successfully summited the mountain but ran into trouble during their descent below Red Banks.

— James Ward, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Wildlife is everywhere—our group ran into several deer during the round.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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