come upon

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to meet or encounter unexpectedly

   I came upon an old friend in the street today

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come upon Idioms  

1. see come across, def. 1; come on, def. 3.

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Example Sentences

Heading south, we came upon the shuttered Daily Grill, near the shuttered Cafe Primo, across from the shuttered Limericks Tavern.

From Los Angeles Times

I came upon a perfect example of this some years back, when I visited a former high-ranking Bell Labs executive in Short Hills, N.J., named Morris Tanenbaum.

From The Wall Street Journal

Close to dusk I came upon a third team.

From Literature

Suddenly we rounded a corner and came upon a giant fallen tree.

From Literature

He remembered a Boy Scout hike once where his troop had come upon a clear shallow stream.

From Literature

Related Words

• bump into
• come across