ran across
Met by chance
Ran across means to encounter unexpectedly or by chance: I ran across an old friend at the grocery store, She ran across some interesting documents while cleaning the attic.
The phrase suggests stumbling upon something rather than seeking it out.
It can apply to people, objects, or information.
- foundDiscovered or established
- happened uponFound unexpectedly
- chanced uponDiscovered unexpectedly
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
- unearthedRetrieved from the ground
bumped into · stumbled upon · noticed · discovered · fell upon · recognized · traversed · navigated · dashed · passed over · sprinted · darted · glided · hurried · met · skimmed · located · encountered