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Meanings of
chance upon
in English
Portuguese
encontrar
Catalan
descobrir
Spanish
descubrir
Back to the meaning
Find unexpectedly.
strike
discover
attain
fall upon
come upon
light upon
come across
chance on
happen upon
Portuguese
encontrar
Usage of
chance upon
in English
1
His eye fell by
chance
upon
the blotch in Law's bloodstained tunic.
2
It is only that we feared you might
chance
upon
Lannister scouts.
3
But presently he will
chance
upon
some tome whose appeal is irresistible.
4
Then you must think you have a
chance
upon
the waters.
5
They
chance
upon
the names of her friends and hug again.
6
It will be dark, and I may
chance
upon
some one keeping watch.
7
Paris was a big place, and he might never
chance
upon
Jacques Sabatier.
8
For all time, unless he should
chance
upon
this note and reveal himself.
9
And fall heir to a blood-feud with every second man I
chance
upon
!
10
Late in the day, we
chance
upon
a perfect spot for our first camp.
11
We have also arranged that nobody else will
chance
upon
what we have discovered.
12
Well, that's all I need to know; I'll take my
chance
upon
the rest.
13
The faint zed-light had fallen by
chance
upon
Anita's face.
14
And did it drop him by
chance
upon
your knees?
15
Together, they
chance
upon
a scheme that involves the cow of a wealthy landowner.
16
Buckingham missed no
chance
upon
that journey of pressing his attentions upon Anne of Austria.
Other examples for "chance upon"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
chance
upon
chance
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
chance upon
Portuguese
encontrar
achar
Catalan
descobrir
Spanish
descubrir
lograr
hallar
encontrarse
dar con
Chance upon
through the time
Chance upon
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common