come upon

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verb

1. find unexpectedly (Freq. 10)
- the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
- she struck a goldmine
- The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
• Syn:
fall upon, strike, light upon, chance upon, come across,
chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
• Derivationally related forms:
discovery (for: discover)
• Hypernyms:
find, regain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. take possession of (Freq. 1)
- She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives
• Syn:
enter upon, luck into
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s something from somebody