run into

Questions about run into

What does run into mean?

run into means "be beset by". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for run into?

Close synonyms include encounter, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is run into a common word?

run into is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.