STUMBLE ON/ACROSS/UPON (SOMETHING)

Meaning of STUMBLE ON/ACROSS/UPON (SOMETHING) in English

stumble on/across/upon something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ stumble )

to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly SYN come across :

Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may help patients with Parkinson’s disease.

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

UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
STUMBLE — v. mispassuar, cadettar
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
STUMBLE — mikarap;pagkapandol;pandol
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
STUMBLE — I. verb (~d; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to ~ Date: 14th …
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
STUMBLE — I. ˈstəmbəl verb ( stumbled ; stumbled ; stumbling -b(ə)liŋ ; stumbles ) Etymology: Middle English stumblen, stomblen, probably of …
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
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
STUMBLE — (v. t.) To cause to stumble or trip.
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 …
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UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STUMBLE — ( v. t. ) To cause to stumble or trip.
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
STUMBLE — — stumbler , n. — stumblingly , adv. /stum"beuhl/ , v. , stumbled, stumbling , n. v.i. 1. to strike …
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
STUMBLE — I. ˈstəm-bəl verb ( stum·bled ; stum·bling -b(ə-)liŋ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle …
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
STUMBLE — noun a trip in walking or running. 2. stumble ·vt to cause to stumble or trip. 3. stumble ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
ACROSS — adv obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. 2. across ·adv from side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. 3. across …
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UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STUMBLE — [stum.ble] vb stum.bled ; stum.bling [ME, prob. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. stumle to stumble; akin to ON …
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
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STUMBLE — / ˈstʌmbl; NAmE / verb [ v ] 1. stumble (over / on sth) to hit your foot against sth …
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
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
STUMBLE — stum ‧ ble /ˈstʌmb ə l/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMETHING
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ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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
STUMBLE — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. lurch forward or have a partial fall from catching or striking or misplacing one's …
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
STUMBLE — v. & n. v. 1 intr. lurch forward or have a partial fall from catching or striking or misplacing one's …
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
STUMBLE — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. lurch forward or have a partial fall from catching or striking or misplacing one's …
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
STUMBLE — ( stumbles, stumbling, stumbled) 1. If you stumble , you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or …
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
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
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
STUMBLE — (~s, stumbling, ~d) 1. If you ~, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and …
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
STUMBLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES slip/stumble/trip etc and fall ▪ He slipped and fell on the ice. stumbling block ▪ …
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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACROSS — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a smile spreads across sb’s face (= they smile ) ▪ A faint smile spread …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — preposition [slightly formal] - onThere was nothing upon the table but a few old plates.Upon her head she wore a …
Cambridge English vocab
STUMBLE — (PAUSE) [verb] [I] - to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
ACROSS — [adverb] [not gradable], preposition - from one side to the other of (something with clear limits, such as an area …
Cambridge English vocab

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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