happen across

happen across
v. 巡り合う

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  • happen — ► VERB 1) take place; occur. 2) come about by chance. 3) (happen on) come across by chance. 4) chance to do something or come about. 5) (happen to) be experienced by. 6) ( …   English terms dictionary

  • happen upon — happen (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… …   English dictionary for students

  • happen on — happen (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, light on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… …   English dictionary for students

  • happen\ on — • happen (up)on v literary To meet or find accidentally or by chance. The Girl Scouts happened on a charming little brook not far from the camp. At the convention I happened upon an old friend I had not seen for years. Syn.: chance on, come… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • happen\ upon — • happen (up)on v literary To meet or find accidentally or by chance. The Girl Scouts happened on a charming little brook not far from the camp. At the convention I happened upon an old friend I had not seen for years. Syn.: chance on, come… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • happen — verb 1) remember what happened last time he was here Syn: occur, take place, come about; ensue, result, transpire, materialize, arise, crop up, come up, present itself, supervene; informal go down; formal eventuate; literary come to pass, betide… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Across the Great Divide tour — infobox concert tour concert tour name = Across the Great Divide tour artist = Powderfinger and Silverchair location = Australia, New Zealand album = Dream Days at the Hotel Existence (by Powderfinger) Young Modern (by Silverchair) dates = 29… …   Wikipedia

  • happen upon — verb find unexpectedly (Freq. 1) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Across 110th Street — Infobox Film name = Across 110th Street caption = Theatrical Poster director = Barry Shear producer = Anthony Quinn Fouad Said Barry Shear writer = Novel: Wally Ferris Screenplay: Luther Davis starring = Anthony Quinn Yaphet Kotto Tony Franciosa… …   Wikipedia

  • happen — verb 1》 take place; occur. 2》 come about by chance.     ↘chance to do something or come about.     ↘(happen on) come across by chance.     ↘used as a polite formula in questions: do you happen to know who her doctor is? 3》 (happen to) be… …   English new terms dictionary

  • happen on — or[happen upon] {v.}, {literary} To meet or find accidentally or by chance. * /The Girl Scouts happened on a charming little brook not far from the camp./ * /At the convention I happened upon an old friend I had not seen for years./ Syn.: CHANCE… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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