HAPPEN UPON


Meaning of HAPPEN UPON in English

{v.}, {literary} To meet or find accidentally or by chance. * /The Girl Scouts happened on a charming little brook not far from the camp./ * /At the convention I happened upon an old friend I had not seen for years./ Syn.: CHANCE ON, COME ACROSS(1),(3). Compare: HIT ON.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.