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Happen upon   /hˈæpən əpˈɑn/   Listen
Happen upon

verb
1.
Find unexpectedly.  Synonyms: attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, light upon, strike.  "She struck a goldmine" , "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"





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... date, but are variable being dependent on the time Easter is kept. Easter Day is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the Twenty-first day of March; and if the full moon happen upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after. The {192} Movable Feasts are the following: Advent Sunday which is always the nearest Sunday to the Feast of St. Andrew (Nov. 30) whether before or after; the three remaining ...
— The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia • William James Miller


Words linked to "Happen upon" :   regain, find


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