'come across' definitions:
Definition of 'come across'
(from WordNet)
verb
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" [syn: fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover]
verb
Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
verb
Come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see]
verb
Communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly" [syn: come across, come over]
verb
Be received or understood [syn: resonate, come across]
Synonyms of 'come across'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alight upon,
- aller sans dire,
- be manifest,
- be no secret,
- blunder upon,
- bump into,
- chance upon,
- circulate,
- come across with,
- come among,
- come down with,
- come on,
- come through with,
- come up against,
- come upon,
- confront,
- cough up,
- deliver,
- deliver over,
- discover serendipitously,
- distribute,
- encounter,
- fall across,
- fall among,
- fall foul of,
- fall in with,
- fall upon,
- fork over,
- forward,
- give in,
- give out,
- give over,
- glare,
- go without saying,
- grease the palm,
- hand,
- hand in,
- hand out,
- hand over,
- hang out,
- happen upon,
- hit upon,
- kick in,
- lay on one,
- light upon,
- meet,
- meet head-on,
- meet up with,
- meet with,
- need no explanation,
- pass,
- pass out,
- pass over,
- pitch upon,
- plunk down,
- pony up,
- post,
- project,
- reach,
- render,
- resign,
- run across,
- run into,
- run smack into,
- run up against,
- run upon,
- sauter aux yeux,
- shout,
- speak for itself,
- stand out,
- stick out,
- strike the eye,
- stumble on,
- stumble upon,
- stump up,
- surrender,
- tickle the palm,
- transfer,
- tumble on,
- turn over