English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

наткну́ться — meaning in English

natknutsya

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • encounter verb To meet or come across someone or something, especially unexpectedly.

Senses

наткну́ться is used for these senses in English:

  • come across (idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident.
  • come upon To befall; to affect; to happen to.
  • encounter (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.
  • stumble on (intransitive, +, prepositional object, figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.
  • stumble upon (figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.

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.

Related Russian words