meet *****
run into **
encounter ***
run across
come across *
see *****

How my heart beat as he came running across the field to me!

How often is anyone likely to run across the word?

A human woman was running across the street toward them.

I ran across the field and into the house before he had time to answer.

Then they were running across the lot toward the hospital.

She ran across the street and out of his life without looking back a second time.

Never in my career of teaching have I ever run across a child with problems like his!

They were running across the street, into the front office.

The man decided to run further across the road rather than go back.

Then she had to run across the stage on her own.