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Definition of come upon phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come upon

phrasal verb

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come on/upon somebody/something

[no passive] (formal) to meet or find somebody/something by chance

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come upon somebody/something

(also come on somebody/something)
[no passive] (formal) to meet or find somebody/something by chance

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