Definition of Come across

1. Verb. Find unexpectedly. "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

Exact synonyms: Attain, Chance On, Chance Upon, Come Upon, Discover, Fall Upon, Happen Upon, Light Upon, Strike
Generic synonyms: Find, Regain
Derivative terms: Discovery, Discovery

2. Verb. Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression. "John will come across angry"
Generic synonyms: Appear, Look, Seem

3. Verb. Come together. ; "How nice to see you again!"
Exact synonyms: Encounter, Meet, Run Across, Run Into, See
Specialized synonyms: Cross, Intersect
Related verbs: Assemble, Foregather, Forgather, Gather, Meet
Derivative terms: Encounter, Meeting, Meeting

4. Verb. Communicate the intended meaning or impression. "He came across very clearly"
Exact synonyms: Come Over
Generic synonyms: Communicate, Intercommunicate

5. Verb. Be received or understood.
Exact synonyms: Resonate
Causes: Understand
Specialized synonyms: Strike A Chord
Derivative terms: Resonance

Definition of Come across

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image. ¹

2. Verb. To find, usually by accident. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Come Across

combusts
come-all-you
come-around
come-at-able
come-hither
come-hithers
come-outer
come-over
come-to-Jesus
come a cropper
come a long way
come about
come across
come after
come again
come alive
come along
come and go
come apart
come around
come away
come back
come before
come between
come by

Literary usage of Come across

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1906)
"In the course of an extended investigation into the effects of lightning, Mr. Hands has come across many cases that have been called vagaries, ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"But it is quite different when we come across the philosophical and theological productions of your countrymen. Here you present to us that side of your ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"... and struck the enemy's left and rear so suddenly and unexpectedly, that he (the enemy) supposing he must have come across the mountains, ..."

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