Definition come upon in British English

come upon phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb

to meet someone, or to find something by chance

Example

We turned a corner and came upon an old church.

Synonyms and related words

come across come on run across introduce meet come across

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if a thought or feeling comes upon you, you have it

Example

Synonyms and related words

come over return run away with

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