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Definition of Come upon

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

2. Verb. Take possession of. "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"

Definition of Come upon

1. Verb. To come across; to encounter; to stumble upon; to discover or find, especially by chance or accident. ¹

2. Verb. To befall; to affect; to happen to. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Come Upon

come to terms come to terms with come to the fore come to think of it come together come true come under come unhinged come unstuck come up

come up roses come up smelling like a rose come up smelling of roses come up to come up with come upon (current term) come what may come with comeasurability comeasurable

comeatable comeback comeback kid comeback kids comebacker comebackers comebacks comeddle comeddled comeddles

Literary usage of Come upon

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

1. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1843)
"... look upon his conception, the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee; or his inauguration, the Luke i.35. Spirit descended and lighted upon him ? ..."

2. The Holy Bible: Translated Out of the Original Tongues and with the Former by Canadian Bible Society (1884)
"2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. ..."

3. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the by Canadian Bible Society (1891)
"5 Now te the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, ... 2« Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour ..."

4. A Journal Or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian by George Fox, William Penn, Margaret Askew Fell Fox (1839)
"... come upon him, I bid him, Then remember what I had said to him.' But he was stirred up and set on by Stephens, and the other priests and professors, ..."

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