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Meaning of COME ACROSS

Pronunciation:  kum u'kros

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  be received or understood
  2. [v]  communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"
  3. [v]  come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
  4. [v]  be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
  5. [v]  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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 Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come over, come upon, discover, encounter, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, meet, ran into, resonate, run across, see, strike
 
 See Also: appear, communicate, cross, find, intercommunicate, intersect, look, regain, seem, strike a chord, understand

 

 

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 Related Terms: alight upon, aller sans dire, be manifest, be no secret, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, circulate, come across with, come among, come down with, come on, come through with, come up against, come upon, confront, cough up, deliver, deliver over, discover serendipitously, distribute, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall in with, fall upon, fork over, forward, give in, give out, give over, glare, go without saying, grease the palm, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, hang out, happen upon, hit upon, kick in, lay on one, light upon, meet, meet head-on, meet up with, meet with, need no explanation, pass, pass out, pass over, pitch upon, plunk down, pony up, post, project, reach, render, resign, run across, run into, run smack into, run up against, run upon, sauter aux yeux, shout, speak for itself, stand out, stick out, strike the eye, stumble on, stumble upon, stump up, surrender, tickle the palm, transfer, tumble on, turn over
 

 

 

 

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