Happen upon
Happen upon verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.
Tumble upon and happen upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tumble upon" instead a verb "Happen 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
Happen upon and tumble upon are semantically related. You can use "Happen upon" instead a verb phrase "Tumble upon".
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Related pairs
- strike and happen upon
- strike and tumble upon
- encounter and happen upon
- encounter and tumble upon
- chance and happen upon
- chance and tumble upon
- hit and happen upon
- hit and tumble upon
- discover and happen upon
- discover and tumble upon
- find and happen upon
- find and tumble upon
- hit upon and happen upon
- hit upon and tumble upon
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