happen upon English

Meaning happen upon meaning

What does happen upon mean?

happen 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

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come across

run across

meet by chance

light upon

encounter

chance upon

strike

fall upon

discover

come upon

chance on

attain

happen to meet

happen on

find by chance

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