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Verb
- 1
hit; bump; crash
(emphasizing form) For something to hit hard against another thing; to make this situation happen.
Korean definition: (강조하는 말로) 매우 세게 마주 닿다. 또는 마주 닿게 하다.
A major accident occurred when a car crashed into a bus.
I bumped shoulders with a drunk on the street and got into an argument.
- 2
encounter; run into; be faced with
(emphasizing form) To experience or face firsthand an unexpected event or situation.
Korean definition: (강조하는 말로) 예상치 못한 일이나 상황을 직접 당하거나 접하다.
Faced with our parents' opposition, my older sister broke up with her boyfriend.
I ran into many difficulties on my way to becoming an actor, but I didn't give up.
- 3
meet; encounter
To meet another person's eyes or gaze.
Korean definition: 눈길이나 시선 등이 마주치다.
The two people's eyes met in midair.
I was even afraid to meet my teacher's eyes.
- 4
encounter; come across
To meet someone by chance.
Korean definition: 우연히 어떤 사람을 만나다.
I ran into a friend from my hometown on the subway for the first time in ten years.
Having run into each other by chance at a bar, we developed into a couple.