chance on

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chance on - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, attain, discover, strike

regain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

Translations

? chance (up)on

vi +prep obj person → zufällig begegnen (+dat), → zufällig treffen; thing → zufällig stoßen auf (+acc)

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