stumble across/on/upon

stumble across/on/upon
find by chance.

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  • stumble across something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble across somebody — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble across — phrasal verb stumble across or stumble on or stumble upon [transitive] Word forms stumble across : present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across present participle stumbling across past tense stumbled across past participle …   English dictionary

  • stumble across — verb a) to discover or find something by accident b) to meet somebody by chance Syn: come across, come upon, stumble on, stumble upon …   Wiktionary

  • stumble across — stumble on I stumbled across these old photographs in the attic Syn: come across/upon, chance on, happen on, bump into, light on; discover, find, unearth, uncover; informal dig up …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • stumble across/on — COME ACROSS/UPON, chance on, happen on, light on; discover, find, unearth, uncover; informal dig up. → stumble …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble across/on — Syn: find, chance on, happen on, light on, come across/upon, discover, unearth, uncover; informal dig up …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • stumble upon something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble upon somebody — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • stumble on something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived …   Useful english dictionary

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