happen upon

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happen upon

verb happens upon · happening upon · happened upon

To accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across. The old haunt that defines “Dragonstone” isn’t Dragonstone, though. It’s the house of that peasant father who took in the Hound and Arya, fed them, and gave them a good night’s sleep only to be robbed. In the present, the Brotherhood Without Banners happens upon the man’s house.

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verb to accidentally encounter a person or situation

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@misc{happen_upon_2026,
  title = {happen upon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happen%20upon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}