Chance upon
Chance upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Usage example: I chanced upon your mother in the grocery store yesterday
Tumble upon and chance upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tumble upon" instead a verb "Chance upon".
Tumble upon
Tumble upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Usage example: while we were out on a drive in the country, we tumbled upon a farm stand selling the best peaches I've ever tasted
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Synonyms for Tumble upon
Chance upon and tumble upon are semantically related. You can use "Chance upon" instead a verb phrase "Tumble upon".
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Related pairs
- strike and chance upon
- strike and tumble upon
- encounter and chance upon
- encounter and tumble upon
- chance and chance upon
- chance and tumble upon
- face and chance upon
- face and tumble upon
- light and chance upon
- light and tumble upon
- hit and chance upon
- hit and tumble upon
- stumble and chance upon
- stumble and tumble upon
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