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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | find | |
3. | [ verb ] take possession of | |
Synonyms: | luck_into enter_upon | |
Examples: | "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives" |
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Related terms: | get | |
Similar spelling: |
comeuppance comeupance |