phrasal verb · informal
run across
UK/rʌn əˈkrɒs/US/rʌn əˈkrɔs/run a·CROSS
speakingtask2
to find or meet someone or something by chance
Examples
“I ran across an old newspaper article that helped my essay.”
“She ran across her teacher in the supermarket.”
“While researching I ran across useful statistics on the government site.”
Band 8 sentence
“While preparing my presentation I ran across a detailed government report that clarified the statistics.”
Collocations
- run across + someone/something
- run across evidence/data
Word family
run across vran across v (past)running across v‑ing
Common mistakes
run across = chạy qua→run across = tình cờ tìm thấy/ gặp
I run acrossed the article→I ran across the article
Say it for a higher band
5find→6discover→7+run across
Synonyms
come across
Easily confused
come across
“I came across his blog while researching climate policy.”
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