v.1. To go quickly into some place on foot: The wild horses ran into the woods.
2. To enter quickly or briefly some place on foot: I ran into the department store for some new socks.
3. To collide with something: I drove off the road and ran into a tree.
4. To drive or propel something and cause it to collide with something else: I ran my car into a tree. The truck ran the pedestrian into the guardrail.
5. To drive someone to some central place: I'll run you into the center of town and you can walk home from there.
6. To meet or find someone or something by chance: We ran into some old friends at the bar. I ran into a quaint restaurant outside of town.
7. To encounter some unpleasant or unfavorable situation: The travelers ran into some bad weather on their way over the mountains.
8. To amount to some quantity: His net worth runs into the millions.