to come across something

  • 1come across something — come across (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …

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  • 2come across something — ˈcome across sb/sth derived no passive to meet or find sb/sth by chance • I came across children sleeping under bridges. • She came across some old photographs in a drawer. Main entry: ↑comederived …

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  • 3come across — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you come across something or someone, you find them or meet them by chance. [V P n] He came across the jawbone of a 4.5 million year old marsupial... [V P n] We like to identify and celebrate women s success whenever we come… …

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  • 4come across with — ˌcome a ˈcross with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come across with he/she/it comes across with present participle coming across with past tense came across with …

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  • 5come across someone — come across (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …

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  • 6come across — (someone/something) to happen to find someone or something. I was looking through a magazine and came across an interesting article on American artists …

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  • 7come across with something — ˌcome aˈcross (with sth) derived no passive to provide or supply sth when you need it • I hoped she d come across with some more information. Main entry: ↑comederived …

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  • 8Come Across — is the fifth album by Australian indie rock band Bluebottle Kiss, released in 2003. Tracklisting Scouthall Everything begins and ends at exactly the right time Something tiny Last playboy in town Slow train to a comfy jail Can I keep you? So slow …

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  • 9come across — phrasal verb Word forms come across : present tense I/you/we/they come across he/she/it comes across present participle coming across past tense came across past participle come across 1) come across someone/something [transitive] to meet someone …

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  • 10come across — verb 1. find unexpectedly (Freq. 3) the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑ …

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