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stumbles against

stumbles against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stumble against.

Meaning of stumble against

Verb

stumble against (third-person singular simple present stumbles against, present participle stumbling against, simple past and past participle stumbled against)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To discover or find accidentally.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To meet (somebody) by chance.
    Synonyms:
    bump into, run into
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, against.
    • That team will probably stumble against their first-round opponents in the tournament.

Questions about stumbles against

What is stumbles against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stumbles against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stumble against.

Words near stumbles against in the dictionary

  1. stumbledrunks
  2. stumbler
  3. stumblers
  4. stumbles
  5. stumbles across
  6. stumbles against
  7. stumbles into
  8. stumbles on
  9. stumbles onto
  10. stumbles upon
  11. stumblesome

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