CHANCE ON/UPON/ACROSS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)

Meaning of CHANCE ON/UPON/ACROSS (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

chance on/upon/across somebody/something phrasal verb formal ( see also ↑ chance )

to find something or meet someone when you are not expecting to:

Henry chanced upon some valuable coins in the attic.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACROSS — I. əˈkrȯs also -äs adverb Etymology: Middle English acrois, acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in, on (from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
ACROSS — (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
Английский словарь Webster
ACROSS — (n.) From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge …
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANCE — — chanceless , adj. /chans, chahns/ , n. , v. , chanced, chancing , adj. n. 1. the absence of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACROSS — /euh kraws", euh kros"/ , prep. 1. from one side to the other of: a bridge across a river. 2. …
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UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * cadentia fall, from Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACROSS — I. ə-ˈkrȯs, chiefly dialect -ˈkrȯst adverb Etymology: Middle English acros, from Anglo-French an crois, from an in (from Latin in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
CHANCE — adv by chance; perchance. 2. chance ·adj happening by chance; casual. 3. chance ·noun probability. 4. chance ·noun the operation …
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ACROSS — adv obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. 2. across ·adv from side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. 3. across …
Webster English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHANCE — [chance] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL cadentia fall, fr. L cadent-, cadens, prp. of cadere to fall; perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACROSS — [across] adv [ME acros, fr. AF an crois, fr. an in (fr. L in) + crois cross, fr. L crux] …
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UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANCE — / tʃɑːns; NAmE tʃæns/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] chance of doing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — / əˈkrɒs; NAmE əˈkrɔːs/ adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of across in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
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SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
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CHANCE — I. chance 1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
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ACROSS — a ‧ cross S1 W1 /əˈkrɒs $ əˈkrɒːs/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHANCE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACROSS — prep. & adv. prep. 1 to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
Oxford English vocab
ACROSS — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. to or on the other side of (walked across the road; lives across the river). …
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANCE — ( chances, chancing, chanced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If there …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ACROSS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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