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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

chance upon en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˌpɔn/ (General-American)
  • /ˈt͡ʃæns-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To find (someone or something) by chance.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chancing upon Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chanced upon Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chanced upon Tense=Past lexicographic
chances upon Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

happen on · chance on · come across · stumble upon

Translations (17)

pl wpaść (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl natknąć się (to find (someone or something) by chance) · mi tūpono (to find (someone or something) by chance) · bg слу́чвам на (to find (someone or something) by chance) · bg слу́ча на (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl napotykać (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl wpadać (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl napotkać (to find (someone or something) by chance) · mi matawhaia (to find (someone or something) by chance) · el τυχαίνω (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl natrafić (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl natykać się (to find (someone or something) by chance) · ru натолкну́ться (to find (someone or something) by chance) · hu belebotlik (to find (someone or something) by chance) · hu ráakad (to find (someone or something) by chance) · hu rábukkan (to find (someone or something) by chance) · pl natrafiać (to find (someone or something) by chance)