Chance upon
Chance upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Usage example: I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday
Discover is a synonym for chance upon in encounter topic. In some cases you can use "Discover" instead a verb "Chance upon", when it comes to topics like happen upon, lay hands on.
Discover
Discover verb - Find unexpectedly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- recognize and chance upon
- recognize and discover
- strike and chance upon
- strike and discover
- encounter and chance upon
- encounter and discover
- notice and chance upon
- notice and discover
- locate and chance upon
- locate and discover
- identify and chance upon
- identify and discover
- spot and chance upon
- spot and discover
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