stumble across
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stumble across — ˈstumble a ˌcross ˈstumble on ˈstumble up ˌon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across presen … Useful english dictionary
stumble across — (someone/something) to meet someone or find something unexpectedly. Lee has stumbled across a plot to sell high tech US weapons to international terrorists. Border Patrol agents stumbled on the drugs when they were on a routine patrol … New idioms dictionary
stumble across — phrasal verb stumble across or stumble on or stumble upon [transitive] Word forms stumble across : present tense I/you/we/they stumble across he/she/it stumbles across present participle stumbling across past tense stumbled across past participle … English dictionary
stumble across — or stumble on PHRASAL VERB If you stumble across something or stumble on it, you find it or discover it unexpectedly. [V P n] I stumbled across an extremely simple but very exact method for understanding where my money went... [V P n] History… … English dictionary
stumble across something — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
stumble across somebody — ˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sb derived to discover sth/sb unexpectedly • Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring. • I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel. Main entry: ↑stumblederived … Useful english dictionary
stumble across someone — stumble across (someone/something) to meet someone or find something unexpectedly. Lee has stumbled across a plot to sell high tech US weapons to international terrorists. Border Patrol agents stumbled on the drugs when they were on a routine… … New idioms dictionary
stumble across something — stumble across (someone/something) to meet someone or find something unexpectedly. Lee has stumbled across a plot to sell high tech US weapons to international terrorists. Border Patrol agents stumbled on the drugs when they were on a routine… … New idioms dictionary
stumble across — stumble on I stumbled across these old photographs in the attic Syn: come across/upon, chance on, happen on, bump into, light on; discover, find, unearth, uncover; informal dig up … Thesaurus of popular words
stumble across — verb a) to discover or find something by accident b) to meet somebody by chance Syn: come across, come upon, stumble on, stumble upon … Wiktionary
stumble across/on — COME ACROSS/UPON, chance on, happen on, light on; discover, find, unearth, uncover; informal dig up. → stumble … Useful english dictionary
