come+upon
41come on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To meet] Syn. encounter, find, come across, come upon; see discover , find 1 , meet 6 . 2. [To progress] Syn. proceed, develop, increase, gain; see advance 1 , improve 2 . 3. [To appear] Syn. enter, begin, be broadcast, make …
42come across — verb 1. find unexpectedly (Freq. 3) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑ …
43come at — Synonyms and related words: ambush, arrive at, arrive upon, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come down on, come upon, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, get at, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit,… …
44come — 1 /kVm/ verb past tense came past participle come MOVE 1 (I) a word meaning to move towards someone, or to visit or arrive at a place, used when the person speaking or the person listening is in that place: Come a little closer. | Sarah s coming… …
45come — verb (past came; past participle come) 1》 move or travel towards or into a place near or familiar to the speaker. ↘arrive. ↘join in a specified activity: do you want to come fishing? 2》 occur; happen. 3》 occupy or achieve a specified… …
46come — v. & n. v.intr. (past came; past part. come) 1 move, be brought towards, or reach a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker or hearer (come and see me; shall we come to your house?; the books have come). 2 reach or be brought to a… …
47come\ on — v 1. To begin; appear. Rain came on toward morning. He felt a cold coming on. 2. To grow or do well; thrive. The wheat was coming on. His business came on splendidly. 3. or come upon. To meet accidentally; encounter; find. He came on an old… …
48come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …
49come — [[t]kʌ̱m[/t]] ♦ comes, coming, came (The form come is used in the present tense and is the past participle.) 1) VERB When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there. [V prep/adv] Two police …
50come — I UK [kʌm] / US verb Word forms come : present tense I/you/we/they come he/she/it comes present participle coming past tense came UK [keɪm] / US past participle come *** 1) [intransitive] to move or travel to the place where you are come… …
