Met vs Ran into

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Met

Top 1000 (muito comum)

Ran into

Top 2000 (comum)

Mais comum: Met

	Met	Ran into
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //mɛt// 🇺🇸 //mɛt//	🇬🇧 //ræn ˈɪntuː// 🇺🇸 //ræn ˈɪntu//
Significado	O passado de meet; ter se encontrado com alguém. The past tense of meet; to have come together with someone.	Met someone unexpectedly.
Exemplo	I first met her at the conference last year.	I ran into my old school friend at the mall.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Colocações	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
Antônimos	missed, avoided	-
Erros comuns	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.
Notas de uso	Use 'met' em contextos formais e casuais. É comum em narrativas, mas evite usá-lo em textos muito formais. 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.

Veja em clipes reais

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

Perguntas frequentes: Met vs Ran into

Qual é a diferença entre Met e Ran into?

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

Qual é mais comum: Met e Ran into?

Met é a mais comum no inglês do dia a dia.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Met e Ran into de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Met e Ran into são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.