run across en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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To cross by running.
The police ran across the bridge to catch the criminal.
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(idiomatic) To 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| run across | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ran across | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| running across | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| runs across | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
pl przebiec (to cross by running) · pt passar correndo (to cross by running) · fi juosta ... yli (to cross by running) · cs přeběhnout přes (to cross by running) · mk претрчува (to cross by running) · pl przebiegać (to cross by running) · fi juosta ... poikki (to cross by running) · de über ... rennen (to cross by running)