What does come upon mean?
Definitions for come upon
come up·on
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word come upon.
Princeton's WordNet
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"
enter upon, come upon, luck intoverb
take possession of
"She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"
Wiktionary
come uponverb
To come across; to encounter; to stumble upon; to discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
come uponverb
To befall; to affect; to happen to.
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come upon
To come upon means to discover or encounter something by chance or unexpectedly while going about one's activities. It can refer to physical objects, people, or situations. It can also mean to arrive at or reach a particular place or point in time.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of come upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of come upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of come upon in a Sentence
When a boat come upon a winding river, slow down and the river becomes straight.
No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him.
The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.
Like in archeology, you dig and dig to find older and older artifacts until you come upon remnants of a grand civilization.
There are a lot of people working on testing purified natural products that have been taken from plants, from traditional remedies. Every now and then you come upon something that really works.
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