v
(figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
v
simple past tense of come across
v
Alternative form of chance upon. [(transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance.]
v
(with an infinitive) To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
v
(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
v
(transitive) To search for someone with the intent to apprehend or cause harm.
v
(transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon.
v
(intransitive, idiomatic) to appear as if alive
v
To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
v
To come into someone's thoughts suddenly and fleetingly.
v
(idiomatic) To meet someone by chance.
n
The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
v
(obsolete, UK) Pronunciation spelling of find. [(transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.]
v
(transitive, archaic) To speak forth; declare; announce.
v
Obsolete spelling of find [(transitive) To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.]
v
To interrogate in order to arrive at a deeper understanding.
v
(idiomatic, transitive) To come to understand, discover the truth about, or solve.
v
(idiomatic) To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a matter of routine and without commitment or enthusiasm; to perform a task perfunctorily.
v
To accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.
v
To argue to a conclusion or resolution.
v
To guess; to light upon or discover.
adj
(idiomatic) Having a chance.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To come upon; meet.
v
(transitive, informal) to find by chance, to chance upon
v
(intransitive, informal, idiomatic) To appear without warning.
v
(idiomatic) To find or discover by chance; to come across.
v
(informal, of a person) To recognise (someone) as a potential victim to swindle or otherwise deceive.
v
To make publicly clear one's position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy.
v
(informal) To appear publicly.
v
(transitive) To discover or find (something) by accident.
v
(figuratively) To meet somebody by chance.
v
to meet somebody by chance
v
(figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.
v
Alternative form of take the point [(idiomatic) To agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.]
v
(transitive) To cause to appear; to find by searching, etc.
v
(intransitive) to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on
v
(idiomatic) To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.
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