英和和英

Met by chance

an act of meeting accidentally

to light upon―happen upon―chance upon―come upon―come across―run against―a person （by chance）

come upon, as if by accident

I met

have met someone before.

I met him by chance.

I have had a strange experience.

I met him more than once.

to meet with a misfortune―fall upon evil days―light upon bad times―A misfortune happens to one―A misfortune befalls one―A shadow falls on one―Fortune frowns on one

We became acquainted by chance―（他動詞構文にすれば）―Chance made us acquainted.

I never met him.

an act of meeting by chance

to meet with a misfortune―fall upon evil days―light upon bad times―（近親に死に別れるの意味なら）―have a loss

commonly encountered

I chanced upon him―happened upon him.

It is mysterious affinity that has brought us together.

I had a woeful experience

I had a woeful experience―a hard time of it.

I met you.

I had a dangerous experience

I had a bad bargain.

to come to luck―be fortunate―prosper

to see hardships―have a hard time of it―suffer privations―rough it

a chance meeting with a friend

I have seen him once.

frequently encountered

He misses you.

I have met him several times.

They often met each other.