fall upon#13 (v)
strike (v)
come upon#9 (v)
light upon (v)
chance upon (v)
come across#2 (v)
chance on (v)
happen upon (v)
attain#13 (v)
discover (v)

v02286687

type v
lex_filenum 40
def find unexpectedly
examples the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
she struck a goldmine
The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym find, regain
Derivationally related form discover → discovery; discover → discovery
Incoming links
Derivationally related form discovery → discover; discovery → discover
Hyponym find, regain

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