verb
- Find unexpectedly.
- usage: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
- synonyms: fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
- Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression.
- Come together.
- usage: "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again"
- synonyms: meet, run into, encounter, run across, see
- Communicate the intended meaning or impression.
- usage: "He came across very clearly"
- synonyms: come over
- Be received or understood.
- synonyms: resonate
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