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Definition of Come across

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

2. Verb. Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression. "John will come across angry"

3. Verb. Come together. ; "How nice to see you again!"

4. Verb. Communicate the intended meaning or impression. "He came across very clearly"

5. Verb. Be received or understood.

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 (current term) 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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