RUN ACROSS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)

Meaning of RUN ACROSS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

run across somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ run )

to meet someone or find something by chance:

I ran across him at a conference in Milan.

I ran across some old love letters while I was clearing out a cupboard.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran, ˈraa(ə)n ; or nonstandard run ; run ; running ; runs ) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROSS — I. əˈkrȯs also -äs adverb Etymology: Middle English acrois, acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in, on (from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROSS — (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
Английский словарь Webster
ACROSS — (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge …
Английский словарь Webster
RUN — — runnable , adj. — runnability , n. /run/ , v. , ran, run, running , n. , adj. v.i. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACROSS — /euh kraws", euh kros"/ , prep. 1. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUN — I. ˈrən verb ( ran ˈran ; also chiefly dialect run ; run ; run·ning ) Etymology: Middle English ronnen, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACROSS — I. ə-ˈkrȯs, chiefly dialect -ˈkrȯst adverb Etymology: Middle English acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in (from Latin in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
RUN
Webster English vocab
ACROSS — adv obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. 2. across ·adv from side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. 3. across …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACROSS — [across] adv [ME acros, fr. AF an crois, fr. an in (fr. L in) + crois cross, fr. L crux] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — / rʌn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( running , ran / ræn; NAmE / run ) MOVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — / əˈkrɒs; NAmE əˈkrɔːs/ adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of across in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACROSS — a ‧ cross S1 W1 /əˈkrɒs $ əˈkrɒːs/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUN
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUN
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACROSS — prep. & adv. prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
RUN
Oxford English vocab
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUN — ( runs, running, ran) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACROSS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a smile spreads across sb’s face (= they smile ) ▪ A faint smile spread …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
ACROSS — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - from one side to the other of (something with clear limits, such as an area …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ACROSS — I. adverb 1. so as to intersect the length of something cut the board across Synonyms: athwart, crossways, crosswise 2. …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN — INDEX: 1. to run 2. to run as a sport or for exercise 3. to run with short quick steps …
Longman Activator English vocab
ACROSS — See ↑ ACROSS 1, ↑ OPPOSITE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ 2 miles across/20 metres across etc • ↑ cut across
Longman Activator English vocab
ACROSS — INDEX: 1. ACROSS RELATED WORDS to go across a place : ↑ GO on the other side of something : …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUN
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUN — 1. сущ. 1) бег, пробег, пробежка at a run ≈ бегом on the run ≈ на ходу, в движении We …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACROSS — 1. нареч. 1) поперек; в ширину; от края до края His technique is to start at 1 across and then …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUN — 1. rʌn n _I 1. 1> бег, пробег at a run - бегом см. тж. to come up at a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ACROSS — across.ogg 1. əʹkrɒs adv 1. 1> поперёк, в ширину; от края до края a line drawn across - линия, проведённая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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