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Definition chance on in British English

chance on phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to find or see someone or something when you did not expect to

Example

I was browsing in a bookshop when I chanced upon an old friend.

Synonyms and related words
come across come on run across
Definition chance on in British English