Buy
Buy verb - To get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for.
Come across and buy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Come across" instead a verb "Buy".
Come across
Come across verb - Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression.
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Synonyms for Come across
Buy and come across are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Buy" instead a verb "Come across".
Both terms in one sentence
- You can buy it cheap in the first town you come across, and you can buy Bound Sword in the second town.
- It should be noted that you can buy skills for any unit if you come across another player with the same unit who has the skills you want.
Source: Game Breaker / Fire Emblem Fates -
In the Christmas Episode of Misfits, the gang come across a lot of money, and the episode ends with them using that money to buy completely new powers.
Source: Crimefighting with Cash
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