Definitions for come across
come across

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discoververb

   find unexpectedly

   "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

2. come acrossverb

   be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

3. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, seeverb

   come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

4. come across, come oververb

   communicate the intended meaning or impression

   "He came across very clearly"

5. resonate, come acrossverb

   be received or understood

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. come acrossverb

   To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.

2. come acrossverb

   To find, usually by accident.

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1. come across

   Bluebottle Kiss, sometimes known as BBK, are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 1993 by mainstay member Jamie Hutchings on guitar and vocals. The band issued six albums, Higher Up the Firetrails (1995), Fear of Girls (1996), Patient (1999), Revenge Is Slow (2002), Come Across (2003) and Doubt Seeds (2006) before their split in 2007.

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1. come across

   "Come across" is a phrasal verb that can have several meanings depending on the context. 1. To find or encounter, often by chance or accident. For example, "I came across my old love letters while I was cleaning the attic." 2. To appear or seem. For example, "He comes across as a very kind person." 3. To communicate or deliver, often unintentionally. For example, "I hope I came across as confident during the interview." 4. To provide or give, especially unintentionally. For example, "She finally came across with the information we needed."

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1. Come Across

   Come Across is the fifth album by Australian indie rock band Bluebottle Kiss, released in 2003.

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Communicate
   • Find

How to pronounce come across?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say come across in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of come across in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of come across in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of come across in a Sentence

1. Del Coro.Buy:

   If you come across an unfamiliar ingredient, talk to a farmer who is selling it and ask him or her for advice on how to prepare it !

2. Caitlyn Jenners:

   I am for legal immigration, okay. What's been happening on the border was honestly one of the reasons I decided to run for governor, i was watching people dying come across the river, kids in cages -- whatever Caitlyn Jenners launch want to call them.

3. Passenger Emilie Wyrick:

   We'll move for a few hundred yards, then we stop. It's going to be like this for hours, they have to manually switch every signal we come across to ensure the train and any cars that may be crossing are all safe.

4. Hilary Jericho:

   The current recommendations are that all first-degree relatives get tested, and the reason for that is that all first-degree relatives do have slightly higher risk than the general population, we recommend screening because celiac disease is one of the most variable or diversely presenting diseases you will ever come across.

5. Thomas Windmuller:

   I haven't come across an airline yet that said this is a terrible idea.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=come across
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Come_Across
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Across
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=come across