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Come across

verb

Find unexpectedly. Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike. "She struck a goldmine" , "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression.

Come together. Synonyms: encounter, meet, run across, run into, see. "How nice to see you again!"

Communicate the intended meaning or impression. Synonym: come over.

Be received or understood. Synonym: resonate.

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"Come across" Quotes from Famous Books

... off to Northborough," he said with decision. "You're sure to come across traces of him. Go to the 'Golden Apple'—then the station. Wire or telephone me—here. Of course, this rehearsal's off. About this evening—oh, well, a lot may happen before then. But go at once—I believe you can get expresses from here ...

— Scarhaven Keep • J. S. Fletcher

... himself, and when I remembered that Joan had called the war-council of Orleans "disguised ladies' maids," it reminded me of people who squander all their money on a trifle and then haven't anything to invest when they come across a better chance; that name ought to have been saved ...

— Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc - Volume 1 (of 2) • Mark Twain

... has recovered, as I hope she speedily may, Violet will be wanted by her poor husband," said Rorie. "You must come across the sea and dance at ...

— Vixen, Volume III. • M. E. Braddon

... a darling you are!" said Merry, who worshipped beauty, and had never come across any one so lovely as her cousin. "It's two years since we met," she continued, "and you have altered, and not altered. You're more grown-up and more—more stately, but your face is the same. Whenever we want to think of the angels we think of ...

— The School Queens • L. T. Meade

... of comedy. Here it is in the work itself that the generality lies. Comedy depicts characters we have already come across and shall meet with again. It takes note of similarities. It aims at placing types before our eyes. It even creates new types, if necessary. In this respect it forms a contrast to all ...

— Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic • Henri Bergson

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