come across someone

come 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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  • come 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • 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 …   New idioms dictionary

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  • come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • come on — {v.} 1. To begin; appear. * /Rain came on toward morning./ * /He felt a cold coming on./ 2. To grow or do well; thrive. * /The wheat was coming on./ * /His business came on splendidly./ 3. or[come upon]. To meet accidentally; encounter; find. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • come — ► VERB (past came; past part. come) 1) move, travel, or reach towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker. 2) arrive. 3) happen; take place. 4) occupy or achieve a specified position in space, order, or priority: she… …   English terms dictionary

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