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come across
verb
1 come across
Find unexpectedly.
synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike.
Roget 480a:
discover,
find,
determine,
evolve,
learn
etc.
539;
fix upon;
pick up;
find out,
trace out,
make out,
hunt out,
fish out,
worm out,
ferret out,
root out;
fathom;
bring out,
draw out;
educe,
elicit,
bring to light;
dig out,
grub up,
fish up;
unearth,
disinter.
solve,
resolve,
elucidate;
unriddle,
unravel,
unlock,
crack,
crack open;
pick up,
open the lock;
find a clue,
find clew a to,
find the key to the riddle;
interpret
etc.
522;
disclose
etc.
529.
trace,
get at;
hit it,
have it;
lay one's finger,
lay one's hands upon;
spot;
get at the truth,
arrive at the truth
etc.
494;
put the saddle on the right horse,
hit the right nail on the head.
be near the truth,
be warm,
get warmer,
burn;
smoke,
scent,
sniff,
catch a whiff of,
smell a rat.
open the eyes to;
see through,
see daylight,
see in its true colors,
see the cloven foot;
detect;
catch,
catch tripping.
pitch upon,
fall upon,
light upon,
hit upon,
stumble upon,
pop upon;
come across,
come onto;
meet with,
meet up with,
fall in with.
recognize,
realize;
verify,
make certain of,
identify.
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Roget 292:
arrive;
get to,
come to;
come;
reach,
attain;
come up with,
come up to;
overtake,
make,
fetch;
complete
etc.
729;
join,
rejoin.
light,
alight,
dismount;
land,
go ashore;
debark,
disembark;
put in,
put into;
visit,
cast anchor,
pitch one's tent;
sit down
etc.
(be located)
184;
get to one's journey's end;
make the land;
be in at the death;
come back,
get back,
come home,
get home;
return;
come in
etc.
(ingress)
294;
make one's appearance
etc.
(appear)
446;
drop in;
detrain,
deplane;
outspan;
de-orbit.
come to hand;
come at,
come across;
hit;
come upon,
light upon,
pop upon,
bounce upon,
plump upon,
burst upon,
pitch upon;
meet;
encounter,
rencounter†;
come in contact.
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Dutch: aanlopen, aantreffen, opdiepen, opduikelen, opduiken, stoten, stuiten, tegenkomen, toevallen
2 come across
Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression.
3 come across
4 come across
Communicate the intended meaning or impression.
synonym: come over.
5 come across
Be received or understood.
synonym: resonate.
Dutch: overkomen
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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