come upon somebody

come upon somebody

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  • come on somebody — ˈcome on/upon sb/sth derived no passive (formal) to meet or find sb/sth by chance Main entry: ↑comederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • come upon — 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • come across — verb 1. find unexpectedly (Freq. 3) 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, ↑come upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • come — [[t]kʌ̱m[/t]] ♦ comes, coming, came (The form come is used in the present tense and is the past participle.) 1) VERB When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there. [V prep/adv] Two police …   English dictionary

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  • come in — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 44) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into • …   Useful english dictionary

  • come near — verb 1. almost do or experience something (Freq. 3) She came near to screaming with fear • Verb Frames: Somebody s to INFINITIVE 2. move towards (Freq. 2) We were approaching our destination They are drawing near …   Useful english dictionary

  • come on — verb 1. appear or become visible; make a showing (Freq. 9) She turned up at the funeral I hope the list key is going to surface again • Syn: ↑come out, ↑turn up, ↑surface, ↑show up …   Useful english dictionary

  • come after — verb 1. come after in time, as a result (Freq. 2) A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake • Syn: ↑follow • Hypernyms: ↑result, ↑ensue • Verb Group: ↑po …   Useful english dictionary

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