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To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: come across, encounter, run across, stumble upon
Antonyms: none provided
To befall; to affect; to happen to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I pray no harm will come upon you.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
take possession of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enter upon, luck into
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: get, acquire
find unexpectedly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
- she struck a goldmine
- The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fall upon, strike, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: find, regain
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
偶遇
(ǒuyù)
— to come across; to discover
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Irish:
tar ar
— to come across; to discover
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Italian:
imbattersi
— to come across; to discover
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Latin:
inveniō
— to come across; to discover
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Norwegian:
komme over
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
natrafiać
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
natrafić
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
natykać się
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
natknąć się
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
napotykać
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
napotkać
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
wpadać
— to come across; to discover
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Polish:
wpaść
— to come across; to discover
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Russian:
натыка́ться
(natykátʹsja)
— to come across; to discover
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Russian:
наткну́ться
(natknútʹsja)
— to come across; to discover
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Swedish:
finna
— to come across; to discover
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Swedish:
komma över
— to come across; to discover
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Gothic:
𐌱𐌹𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽
(biqiman)
— to befall; to affect
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Polish:
przydarzać się
— to befall; to affect
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Polish:
przydarzyć się
— to befall; to affect
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Polish:
zdarzać się
— to befall; to affect
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Polish:
zdarzyć się
— to befall; to affect
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Russian:
настига́ть
(nastigátʹ)
— to befall; to affect
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Russian:
насти́гнуть
(nastígnutʹ)
— to befall; to affect
