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verbdomain: v possession
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
Examples
- 1.She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day
- 2.We find this idea in Plato
- 3.I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here
Synonyms
- happen 5
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- chance 3
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- bump 2
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- encounter 2
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
