happen upon en · VERB
Meanings
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To accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.
The old haunt that defines “Dragonstone” isn’t Dragonstone, though. It’s the house of that peasant father who took in the Hound and Arya, fed them, and gave them a good night’s sleep only to be robbed. In the present, the Brotherhood Without Banners happens upon the man’s house.
2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| happened upon | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| happened upon | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| happens upon | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| happening upon | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
pl wpadać (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl napotykać (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl natknąć się (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · egy gm-m (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · uk натрапля́ти (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · ru натолкну́ться (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl natykać się (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl natrafić (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl wpaść (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl natrafiać (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · pl napotkać (to accidentally encounter a person or situation) · uk натра́пити (to accidentally encounter a person or situation)