Hit upon
Hit upon verb - To come upon unexpectedly or by chance.
Hunt down or up and hit upon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hunt down or up" instead a verb "Hit upon".
Hunt down or up
Hunt down or up verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.
Usage example: managed to hunt down his ancestors, who arrived back to the 16th century
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Synonyms for Hunt down or up
Hit upon and hunt down or up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit upon" instead a verb phrase "Hunt down or up".
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Related pairs
- nose out and hit upon
- nose out and hunt down or up
- locate and hit upon
- locate and hunt down or up
- determine and hit upon
- determine and hunt down or up
- spot and hit upon
- spot and hunt down or up
- get and hit upon
- get and hunt down or up
- ascertain and hit upon
- ascertain and hunt down or up
- hit and hit upon
- hit and hunt down or up
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