light upon
/laɪt əˈpɒn/Word connections
verb
/laɪt əˈpɒn/
Устаревший фразовый глагол, означающий случайно наткнуться на что-то или обнаружить что-то; набрести.
Verbo frasal desusado que significa encontrar o descubrir algo por casualidad; toparse con algo.
Verbe à particule signifiant découvrir ou rencontrer quelque chose par hasard, ou tomber sur quelque chose.
Veralteter Phrasal Verb, der bedeutet, zufällig auf etwas zu stoßen oder etwas zu entdecken; auf etwas stoßen.
Verbo frasal de uso mais literário ou antigo que significa encontrar ou descobrir algo por acaso, deparar-se com algo inesperadamente.
较文雅的动词短语，指偶然发现、偶然遇到或意外找到某事物。
فعل مركب يعني أن يعثر على شيء أو يلتقي به مصادفةً أو دون قصد، أو أن يكتشفه بالحظ.
An archaic phrasal verb meaning to come upon or discover something by chance; to alight on.
uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable
Discover or find by chanceformalbritish
To come across something unexpectedly or by accident.
Наткнутьсяencontrar por casualidadtomber surzufällig stoßen aufDar de cara com偶然发现عثر على الشيء مصادفة- While cleaning the attic, she lit upon an old photograph album.
- He lit upon the solution while reading a different book.
- The researcher lit upon a crucial piece of evidence in the archives.
Synonymschance uponcome acrossdiscoverencounterfindhappen upon
Forms
- lighted upon past participle
- lit upon past participle
- lighted upon past simple
- lit upon past simple
- lighting upon present participle
- lights upon third person singular
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