come_upon
1. [ verb ] find unexpectedly
Synonyms: discover come_across strike happen_upon attain chance_on chance_upon fall_upon light_upon
Examples:

"the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb" "she struck a goldmine" "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

Related terms: find discovery
2. [ verb ] find unexpectedly
Synonyms: discover come_across strike happen_upon light_upon chance_on fall_upon chance_upon attain
Examples:

: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb" "she struck a goldmine" "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

Related terms: find
3. [ verb ] take possession of
Synonyms: luck_into enter_upon
Examples:

"She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

Related terms: get
Similar spelling:   comeuppance
  comeupance