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chance upon

/tʃɑːns əˈpɒn/

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verb

/tʃɑːns əˈpɒn/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения неожиданной находки или встречи с кем-либо или чем-либо по воле случая или случайно.

A phrasal verb used to indicate unexpectedly finding or encountering someone or something by luck or accident.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Find or meet unexpectedlyformal

    To discover something or meet someone by accident or without planning.

    ruНаткнуться

    • I chanced upon an old photograph in the attic.
    • She chanced upon a rare book at the flea market.
    • He chanced upon his former classmate while traveling abroad.

    Synonymsbump intocome acrossencounterhappen uponlight uponrun into

Forms
  • chanced upon past participle
  • chanced upon past simple
  • chancing upon present participle
  • chances upon third person singular

Base verbchance

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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