come upon English

Meaning come upon meaning

What does come upon mean?

come upon

— verb (= strike, chance upon) find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake

— verb (= enter upon) take possession of She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives

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find

come across

meet

fall upon

encounter

strike

discover

come on

chance on

overwhelm

overtake

luck into

light upon

happen upon

enter upon

chance upon

attain

unearth

stumble upon

stumble on

stumble across

seize

run across

reveal

repossess

postulate

occur

join

highjack

happen

grasp

get

fight with

fall in with

fall across

descend upon

demand

cross swords

close with

claim

chance

catch up with

catch to catch

catch

carve out

carry

capture

bump into

beat down

be in time

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• What words refer to learning the location of something?
  come upon discover discovery ferret out find learn learn the whereabouts strike