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le ngoc qui
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Please help me
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Hi everyone,
Please tell me the difference between come across and bump into.
Thank you in advance.
Qui |
14 Mar 2011
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natalie65
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To come across is to find something by chance (an object) To bump into is to meet someone by chance (a person) |
14 Mar 2011
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le ngoc qui
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Thank you for your help. I thought so, but when I checked the usage of them in Oxford Advanced Learner �s Dictionary I found that come across is used as follows: come across sb / sth. I also found an example in which come across is followed by an object denoting a person. |
14 Mar 2011
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magneto
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to come across sb/ sth: to meet sb or to find sth by chance
to bump into sb: to meet sb unexpectedly (�> same as come across)
BUT to bump into sth: to accidentally hit against sth
(Source: Macmillan Dictionary - come across, bump into)
Hope I �ve helped
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14 Mar 2011
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