COME ACROSS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of come across in English

come across

phrasal verb with come verb uk /kʌm/ us /kʌm/ came | come

(BEHAVE)

Add to word list Add to word list C1 to behave in a way that makes people believe that you have a particular characteristic: She comes across really well (= creates a positive image) on television.come across as He comes across as a bit of a bore in an interview. Seeming and purporting to be
  • apparent
  • appear
  • appearance
  • as if/though idiom
  • by the look(s) of things idiom
  • come off phrasal verb
  • come over phrasal verb
  • formal
  • outwardly
  • outwardness
  • parallax
  • pass
  • pass for sb/sth phrasal verb
  • persona
  • semblance
  • superficial
  • superficiality
  • superficially
  • supposably
  • surface
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(EXPRESS)

C2 If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music, or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it: What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness. Easy to understand
  • (as) clear as day idiom
  • abundantly clear
  • accessible
  • accessibly
  • assimilable
  • digestible
  • explicitness
  • express purpose
  • express wish
  • expressly
  • fathomable
  • in words of one syllable idiom
  • limpid
  • pellucid
  • pellucidly
  • perspicuity
  • perspicuous
  • perspicuously
  • taut
  • well defined
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come across something

phrasal verb with come verb uk /kʌm/ us /kʌm/ came | come B2 to find something by chance: He came across some of his old love letters in his wife's desk. to find someone or something
  • findI've looked everywhere for my keys but can't find them.
  • discoverThe missing wallet was discovered under the chair.
  • locatePolice are still trying to locate the suspect.
  • uncoverReporters uncovered evidence of corruption.
  • unearthOur investigation unearthed mountains of evidence that implicated the city.
  • come acrossWe came across a lovely little restaurant in the village.
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  • ascertain
  • break (fresh/new) ground idiom
  • breakthrough
  • bring something to light idiom
  • catch someone red-handed idiom
  • fossick
  • found
  • geocache
  • geocaching
  • get hold of idiom
  • pinpoint
  • plumb
  • rake
  • rediscover
  • rediscovery
  • refind
  • refound
  • retrievable
  • sniff
  • uncover
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(Definition of come across from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

come across | American Dictionary

come across

phrasal verb with come verb us /kʌm/ past tense came us/keɪm/ | past participle come

(SEEM)

Add to word list Add to word list to give other people a certain feeling or opinion: He comes across as a bit of a bore. We don't mean to be vague, but I know that's how it comes across.

come across something/someone

phrasal verb with come verb us /kʌm/ past tense came us/keɪm/ | past participle come

(FIND)

to find something or someone by chance: He came across some old love letters.
(Definition of come across from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of come across

in Chinese (Traditional) 表現, 表現得,讓人覺得,給人以…印象, 表達… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 表现, 表现得,让人觉得,给人以…印象, 表达… See more in Spanish toparse con algo, encontrarse con, dar la impresión… See more in Portuguese topar algo, deparar-se com algo, encontrar… See more in Marathi in Turkish in French in Japanese in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish वागणूक, व्यक्त होणे, आढळणे… See more etki/izlenim bırakmak, bir düşünceyi fikri açıkça izah etmek/açıklamak, karşılaşmak… See more tomber sur, donner l’impression d’être… See more 偶然見(ぐうぜん み)つける, 見(み)える… See more aantreffen… See more உங்களிடம் ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட பண்பு இருப்பதாக மக்கள் நம்பும் வகையில் நடந்து கொள்ள வேண்டும், எழுத்து, திரைப்படம்… See more इस तरह बर्ताव करना कि लोग आपको उसी खासियत के साथ देखने लगते हैं, किसी विचार या भावना का लोगों के सामने आना, किसी चीज़ को संयोग से ढूंढ़ लेना… See more જણાવું, એવી રીતે વર્તવું કે જેનાથી લોકો માની લે કે તમે કોઈ ખાસ લક્ષણ ધરાવો છો., સ્પષ્ટ થવું… See more støde på, ramle ind i… See more träffa (råka) på… See more terjumpa… See more stoßen auf… See more komme over, møte, finne… See more مڈبھیڑ ہونا, سامنا ہونا, ملنا… See more випадково зустріти кого, наштовхнутися на що… See more производить впечатление, быть понятным, явно проявляться… See more మీకు ఒక నిర్దిష్ట లక్షణం ఉందని ప్రజలు విశ్వసించే విధంగా ప్రవర్తించడం, ఒక ఆలోచన లేక భావోద్వేగం రచన, చలనచిత్రం… See more এমনভাবে আচরণ করা যাতে মানুষের মনে হয় যে আপনার একটি বিশেষ বৈশিষ্ট্য আছে, যদি কোন ধারণা বা আবেগ লেখায়, চলচ্চিত্রে… See more narazit na (náhodou)… See more bertemu… See more พบโดยบังเอิญ… See more tình cờ gặp ai hay cái gì… See more sprawiać wrażenie, dać się odczytać lub wyczuć, spotykać… See more Need a translator?

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    • Phrasal verb 
      • come across (BEHAVE)
      • come across (EXPRESS)
      • come across something
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    • Phrasal verb 
      • come across (SEEM)
      • come across something/someone (FIND)
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