English Explanatory Dictionary

come upon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
  2. To befall; to affect; to happen to.

Word forms

come upon comes upon coming upon came upon

Synonyms

come across encounter run across stumble upon

Derived words

come upon the parish come upon the town
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