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Meaning: Find unexpectedly Classified under: Verbs of buying, selling, owning Synonyms: chance on; chance upon; come across; come upon; light upon; fall upon; happen upon; attain; discover; strike Context examples: the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb / she struck a goldmine / The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake Hypernyms (to "come across" is one way to...): find; regain (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost) Sentence frame: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression Classified under: Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling Hypernyms (to "come across" is one way to...): appear; look; seem (give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect) Sentence frames: Something is ----ing PP Sentence example: John will come across angry
Meaning: Come together Classified under: Verbs of walking, flying, swimming Synonyms: run across; meet; encounter; come across; run into; see Context examples: I'll probably see you at the meeting / How nice to see you again! Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come across"): cross; intersect (meet at a point) Sentence frames: Somebody ----s something
Meaning: Communicate the intended meaning or impression Classified under: Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Synonyms: come over; come across Context example: He came across very clearly Hypernyms (to "come across" is one way to...): communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings) Sentence frames: Something ----s
Meaning: Be received or understood Classified under: Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting Synonyms: resonate; come across Cause: understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of) Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come across"): strike a chord (create an emotional response) Sentence frames: Something ----s "Cross the stream where it is the shallowest." (English proverb) "Where there are bees, there is honey." (Albanian proverb) "If you had an opinion you better be determined." (Arabic proverb) "Every guest is welcome for three days." (Croatian proverb) Useful links: Meaning of look Pronunciation of seem Meaning of cross Meaning of intercommunicate Meaning of understand
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