Was ist der Unterschied zwischen to come across und to encounter und to run into ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

‘To run into…someone (or rarely something living)

I ran into my ex-girlfriend at the shopping centre today. I’m still not over her.

Be careful when you go hiking in the woods in case you run into a bear.

To run into trouble= to encounter a difficulty

To encounter is a slightly fancier way of saying to meet or find someone or something (often by accident but not always)

He encountered a group of illegal immigrants trying to cross the river.

To come across- to find something by accident

The other day I came across a really interesting article in the paper about the origins of satellite TV.