come onto
verb
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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