chance upon

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chance upon

/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃæns-/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/ US
/-ˌpɔn/ US

verb chances upon · chancing upon · chanced upon

idiomatic, transitive To find (someone or something) by chance.
Similar: chance on, come across, happen on, stumble upon

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verb to find (someone or something) by chance

Ελληνικά	τυχαίνω tychaíno
Русский	натолкну́ться natolknútʹsja

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@misc{chance_upon_2026,
  title = {chance upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chance%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}