Appear and Come upon

Appear

Appear verb - To come into view.

Come upon and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Come upon" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Come upon

Come upon verb - Find unexpectedly.
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Synonyms for Come upon

Appear and come upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Come upon".

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  • Video Game / Crystal Caves Forced Tutorial: The text boxes which appear every time you come upon something new.
  • Video Game / Castle of the Winds Unwinnable by Mistake: Can sometimes appear to be the case: since the dungeon levels are randomly generated, it's possible to come upon levels where there is solid rock between you and the stairs down.
  • Standard Human Spaceship The quarians, who claim to salvage any ship they come upon appear to have the exact same design (usually a ring, sphere or circle with extra bits trailing behind like straight lines) in the third game's cutscenes.
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