verb
find unexpectedly
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the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
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she struck a goldmine
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The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
• Syn:
↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑chance upon, ↑come across, ↑chance on, ↑happen upon, ↑attain, ↑discover
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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ˈlight on ˈlight upon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they light on he/she/it lights on present participle lighting on past tense lit on past participle lit on] formal phrasal verb
to suddenly find something or think of something
Suddenly she lit upon a new way of approaching the problem.
Main entry: light
Useful english dictionary. 2012.