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出くわす

run into, come across

verb · present Rare #40,144
run into, come across Usually refers to encountering someone or something unexpectedly.
JA: 帰り道で、昔の友達に出くわすとは思わなかった。
EN: I didn't expect to run into an old friend on my way home.
Conjugation of 出くわす
Present
出くわす

仕事中に警官と出くわすのはかなりヤバいことだ

Running into a police officer while on the job is pretty serious.

— M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder (1931)

明日我々は敵軍に出くわすだろう。

Tomorrow, we will encounter the enemy forces.

何回も出くわすなんてとても奇妙ね

It’s really strange that we keep running into each other.

— ラ・ラ・ランド (2016)

ファン達は有名人と出くわすなり、彼にサインを求めた。

As soon as the fans ran into the celebrity, they asked him for autographs.