bump

/bʌmp/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
bumps
past
bumped
past participle
bumped
gerund
bumping

Meaning

  1. chocar

    • I bumped into an old friend.

      Me topé con un viejo amigo.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • bump into

    encontrarse con alguien por casualidad

    I bumped into my teacher at the store.

    Me encontré con mi profesor en la tienda.

  • bump up

    aumentar algo

    They bumped up the price.

    Aumentaron el precio.

Similar words

collide

bump is a light, casual knock into something; collide is a more forceful, often serious crash.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa bump?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I ___ into an old friend.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a bump?

verb

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