Come-upon Phrasal Verb - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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Definition of come upon phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come upon phrasal verb jump to other results come on/upon somebody/something

1. [no passive] (formal) to meet or find somebody/something by chance

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come upon somebody/something

1. (also come on somebody/something) [no passive] (formal) to meet or find somebody/something by chance

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• come upon somebody/something

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• come up for phrasal verb
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