chance upon
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/, /ˈt͡ʃæns-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/, /-ˌpɔn/
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Verb[edit]
chance upon (third-person singular simple present chances upon, present participle chancing upon, simple past and past participle chanced upon)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance.
- Synonyms: chance on, come across, happen on, stumble upon
Translations[edit]
to find (someone or something) by chance
Further reading[edit]
- “chance upon/on/across” under “chance, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.