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Meaning of HAPPEN UPON

Pronunciation:  'hapun u'pân

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 Definition: [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 across, come upon, discover, fall upon, light upon, strike
 
 See Also: find, regain

 

 

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 Related Terms: alight upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, hit upon, light upon, meet up with, meet with, run across, run into, run up against, stumble on, stumble upon, tumble on
 

 

 

 

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