COME UPON

• (verb) take possession of

  "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

  synonyms : enter upon , luck into

• (verb) find unexpectedly

  "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb", "she struck a goldmine", "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

  synonyms : attain , chance on , chance upon , come across , discover , fall upon , happen upon , light upon , strike

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