run into vs be

run into and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run into	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of run into; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than run into:

run into: be beset by
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

run into (verb)	be (verb)
collide violently with an obstacle	spend or use time
hit against; come into sudden contact with	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
come together	have an existence, be extant
be beset by	have life, be alive
	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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