WordNet
v. 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, attain, discover]
Usage examples of "happen upon".
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We strongly suggest storing this electronic file in a place where young readers not meant to view this ebook are unlikely to happen upon it.
She walked silently up to the fire, as if it were the most normal thing in the world to happen upon a dozen creatures from another planet.
After conducting a long and arduous search on the Coast for a child to star in a picture I'm casting, as luck would have it, I happen upon the Jerry Grey Kiddie Show.
And your duty as a Starfleet officer is to apprehend a fugitive from justice should you happen upon one in the course of an assignment.
Children see everything their eyes happen upon, hear everything in their ears' range.