chance upon
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/, /ˈt͡ʃæns-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/, /-ˌpɔn/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Verb
[edit]chance upon (third-person singular simple present chances upon, present participle chancing upon, simple past and past participle chanced upon)
- (transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance.
- Synonyms: chance on, come across, happen on, stumble upon
Translations
[edit]to find (someone or something) by chance
Further reading
[edit]- “chance upon/on/across” under “chance, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.