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happen upon

/ˈhæp.ən əˈpɒn/

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/ˈhæp.ən əˈpɒn/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения случайного обнаружения или встречи с чем-либо или кем-либо.

A phrasal verb used to indicate discovering or encountering something or someone by chance.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Discover by chanceformal

    To find or encounter something unexpectedly or accidentally.

    ruНаткнуться

    • She happened upon an old photograph in the attic.
    • While hiking, they happened upon a hidden waterfall.
    • He happened upon a rare book at the flea market.

    Synonymschance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterrun into

Forms
  • happened upon past participle
  • happened upon past simple
  • happening upon present participle
  • happens upon third person singular

Base verbhappen

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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