出くわす

run into, come across, encounter

verb · present tense Rare #37,351
run into, come across, encounter Usually refers to meeting or encountering someone or something unexpectedly.
JA: 道で先生に出くわすことがある。
EN: I sometimes run into my teacher on the street.
Conjugation of 出くわす
Present
出くわす

明日我々は敵軍に出くわすだろう。

Tomorrow, we will encounter the enemy forces.

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.

あれと出くわすとやっかいなんだ

It's a real pain when you run into one of those.

— Arrietty (2010)

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)

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)