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Meanings of
light upon
in inglês
português
encontrar
catalão
descobrir
espanhol
descubrir
Back to the meaning
Find unexpectedly.
strike
discover
attain
fall upon
come upon
chance upon
come across
chance on
happen upon
português
encontrar
Synonyms
Examples for "
strike
"
strike
discover
attain
fall upon
come upon
Examples for "
strike
"
1
Alternatively; something said could
strike
the right note at the right time!
2
Public health doctors seem set to ballot for
strike
action over pay.
3
How much money has the South African economy lost through
strike
action?
4
The
strike
would continue until the government agreed to talks, he said.
5
The union said a
strike
would cost BA £40 million a day.
1
Receipt-tracking systems allow users to
discover
patterns that help avoid future conflict.
2
That means a new map with new points of interest to
discover
.
3
You'll also
discover
new response time guidelines based on the latest research.
4
Case created these different restorations, though, I have yet to fully
discover
.
5
With each deal you always meet new people and
discover
new things.
1
Dinosaurs mature rapidly; most species
attain
adulthood in four or five years.
2
That description, however, downplays productions which usually
attain
very high performance standards.
3
The andesite masses here in places
attain
a thickness of 2000 feet.
4
We had no money, no family, and little means to
attain
either.
5
Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to
attain
to.
1
Phœbe was not there; nor did the sunshine
fall
upon
the floor.
2
The Chickasaws and the Natchez will
fall
upon
New Orleans and Rosalie.
3
They might be planning to
fall
upon
the capital from another direction.
4
These he carefully allowed to
fall
upon
the mud in a heap.
5
Again and again he heard the lash
fall
upon
the naked back.
1
I was too alert to what new situation might
come
upon
me.
2
For we expect friends to
come
upon
us tonight, bearing happy tidings.
3
And sometimes they
come
upon
farmers who refuse to change their methods.
4
Within a few minutes I
come
upon
a trail of bread crumbs.
5
The young woman had to circle wide to
come
upon
them downwind.
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.
1
Although you probably had the best motive I've
come
across
so far.
2
I sometimes from time to time
come
across
it, unintentionally of course.
3
Over the past few years Republicans have
come
across
as particularly heartless.
4
There is a good amount of enemy that
come
across
the border.
5
That said, you'll struggle to
come
across
a better big-screen blockbuster experience.
1
He did think, however, that they had an excellent
chance
on
appeal.
2
You could choose to believe me, to take a
chance
on
us.
3
No point in taking a
chance
on
Zach guessing how I felt.
4
Redmond had another good
chance
on
the right, Cech again saving well.
5
We were the ones that gave him his first
chance
on
stage.
1
This isn't the sort of place you
happen
upon
by chance.
2
We haven't found it yet, so somebody's going to
happen
upon
the formula.
3
The adventurer with a pickaxe in Washoe may
happen
upon
like good fortune.
4
Treecats seldom mate outside their own clans, although it does
happen
upon
occasion.
5
Then-we
happen
upon
you outside the hotel we chose by chance!
Usage of
light upon
in inglês
1
The note he found; but it threw little
light
upon
the business.
2
The treaty throws
light
upon
the clan-system still obtaining in seventh-century Arabia.
3
Up shot the sun showering golden beams of
light
upon
the forest.
4
Jarvo lifted his face to the solitary summit
light
upon
the mountain.
5
So he placed his
light
upon
the table and began to write.
6
More than this, he might
light
upon
the puzzle regarding the vintner.
7
This fact alone throws some
light
upon
the nature of city life.
8
When you entered the room I threw a strong
light
upon
you.
9
The suggestion of his bar-room acquaintance was a
light
upon
his way.
10
His reception at Windsor threw an entirely new
light
upon
the situation.
11
He flashed his
light
upon
the wall near where Engleton was lying.
12
They ought to be able to throw much
light
upon
the matter.
13
An English South-Sea trader aboard gave me an astonishing
light
upon
him:
14
And this one fact throws a flood of
light
upon
Church conditions.
15
Thus, the
light
upon
her face, she raised it gravely towards mine.
16
Let me look in your face once more--so-full-with the
light
upon
it.
Other examples for "light upon"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
light
upon
light
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
light upon
português
encontrar
achar
catalão
descobrir
espanhol
descubrir
lograr
hallar
encontrarse
dar con
Light upon
through the time
Light upon
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common