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chance upon — verb 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, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chance upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, blunder upon, bump into, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, meet up with, meet with, run across, run… … Moby Thesaurus
chance on — verb 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, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chance — noun 1》 a possibility of something happening. 2》 (chances) the probability of something desirable happening. 3》 an opportunity. 4》 the occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause: he met his brother by chance. verb 1》 do … English new terms dictionary
chance on — chance upon if you should chance upon a Willie McCovey card, please let me know Syn: come across/upon, run across/into, happen on, light on, stumble on, find by chance, meet (by chance), bump into … Thesaurus of popular words
chance — I n 1. fortuity, serendipity, happenstance, mere chance, happy chance; luck, Lady Luck, fortune or Fortune, Lady or Dame Fortune, wheels of fortune or chance, heads or tails, roll, Inf. cast or toss or throw of the dice; accident, coincidence,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
chance on — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or upon) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon). Idiom … English dictionary for students
chance — [[t]tʃɑ͟ːns, tʃæ̱ns[/t]] ♦ chances, chancing, chanced 1) N VAR: oft N of ing/n, N that If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen. Do you think they have a chance of beating Australia?... This partnership has… … English dictionary
chance on/upon — COME ACROSS/UPON, run across/into, happen on, light on, stumble on, find by chance, meet (by chance); informal bump into; archaic run against. → chance … 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
