English Explanatory Dictionary

stumble on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stumble, on.
  2. To discover or find something by accident.
  3. To meet somebody by chance.
  4. To continue with difficulty in one's endeavours; to struggle on.

Word forms

stumble on stumbles on stumbling on stumbled on

Synonyms

chance upon come across come upon happen across happen upon stumble across stumble upon
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