碰到 — meaning in English

English meaning

• encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
• meet verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.

Senses

碰到 is used for these senses in English:

• come across (idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.
• encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
• meet To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.
• run into (intransitive, _, but with prepositional object, by extension) To unexpectedly encounter or meet someone or something (literally or figuratively).

encounter — full definition

1. verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.
2. noun A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, tense, or significant.

meet — full definition

1. verb To come face to face with someone, whether by chance or by arrangement.
2. verb To come together with others for a discussion, event, or contest.
3. verb To touch, join, or come into contact with something, often where two things converge.
4. verb To satisfy a requirement, need, or standard.
5. noun An organized sporting event, especially in athletics or swimming.

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