Met vs Ran into

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Met

Top 1000 (très courant)

Ran into

Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus courant: Met

	Met	Ran into
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //mɛt// 🇺🇸 //mɛt//	🇬🇧 //ræn ˈɪntuː// 🇺🇸 //ræn ˈɪntu//
Sens	Le passé de meet ; s'être retrouvé avec quelqu'un. The past tense of meet; to have come together with someone.	Met someone unexpectedly.
Exemple	I first met her at the conference last year.	I ran into my old school friend at the mall.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Collocations	met for lunch, met face-to-face, met each other's eyes, met their needs	ran into trouble, ran into issues, ran into someone, ran into old friends
Antonymes	missed, avoided	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Confusing 'met' with 'meet' in present tense sentences., Using 'met' when referring to future meetings., Incorrectly using 'met' for one-time meetings instead of repeated encounters.	Confused with 'ran on' meaning to have a long duration., Used incorrectly with non-people objects., Misunderstood as a planned meeting.
Notes d'usage	Utilisez 'met' dans des contextes formels et informels. C'est courant dans les récits, mais évitez de l'utiliser dans des écrits très formels. Use 'met' in both formal and casual contexts. It's common in narratives but avoid using it in highly formal writing.	Used in casual conversations to describe unexpected meetings. Avoid in formal writing or contexts.

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The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

You've met him before.

Sherlock › S1 E1

We've only just met and we're going to go and look at a flat?

And I met the President of the United States, again.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

You've met him before.

Sherlock › S1 E1

We've only just met and we're going to go and look at a flat?

Met

ran into a Colonel who was gathering up men to go to Ramelle.

Ran into

Questions fréquentes : Met vs Ran into

Quelle est la différence entre Met et Ran into ?

Met: The past tense of meet; to have come together with someone. Ran into: Met someone unexpectedly.

Lequel est le plus courant : Met et Ran into ?

Met est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Met: I first met her at the conference last year. Ran into: I ran into my old school friend at the mall.

Puis-je utiliser Met et Ran into de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Met et Ran into sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.