come upon
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v 1: find unexpectedly: "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
]
2: take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich
relatives" [syn:
enter upon
,
luck into
]