come across phrasal verb ( see also ↑ come )
1 . come across somebody/something to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance:
I came across an old diary in her desk.
I’ve never come across anyone quite like her before.
We’ve come across a few problems that need resolving.
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In written English, people often use encounter when writing about problems or difficulties because this sounds more formal than come across :
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The team of researchers had encountered similar problems before.
2 . if an idea comes across well, it is easy for people to understand:
Your point really came across at the meeting.
3 . if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities SYN come over
come across as
He comes across as a very intelligent sensitive man.
She sometimes comes across as being rather arrogant.
I don’t think I came across very well (=seemed to have good qualities) in the interview.