to accidentally hit against something
to meet someone unexpectedly
And there's always the chance of bumping into pop celebrities and minor royals.
As I turned round, I bumped into a filing cabinet.
Given that not all the members will be there all the time, the chance of bumping into many other people is slim.
I bumped into your mother at the supermarket.
In the hallway, I bump into a young woman trying to lift a giant buggy up the stairs.
Jordan We heard him say on the radio that he liked us, and we bumped into him by chance and asked him.
One is marching about hoping to bump into stuff; the other is sitting about hoping that stuff turns up.
Shortly before the holidays began I bumped into a friend; she looked harassed.
bumps into
bumping into
bumped into
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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