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RELATED WORDS : across across the board across the country across the nation bid come come come about come after come again come alive come along come and go come apart come around come at come away come back come back at come before come between come by come clean come close come down come down on come forth come forward come hell or high water come hither come hither look come home come in come in for come in handy come into come into being come near come of come of age come off come on come out come out of the closet come over come round come short come through come to come to grips come to hand come to life come to light come to mind come to nothing come to pass come to terms come to the fore come together come true come up come up against come up to come upon come what may come with cut across get across go across kingdom come look across pass across put across put one across run across time to come to come whatever may come

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb come across has 5 senses

• come across(v = verb.possession) attain, chance on, chance upon, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
is one way to find, regain
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• come across(v = verb.perception) Array - be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression; Array
is one way to appear, look, seem
Sample sentence:
John will come across angry

• come across(v = verb.motion) encounter, meet, run across, run into, see - come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

• come across(v = verb.communication) come over - communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly"
is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

• come across(v = verb.cognition) resonate - be received or understood; Array
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s Adjective

THESAURUS

come across

alight upon, aller sans dire, be manifest, be no secret, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, circulate, come across with, come among, come down with, come on, come through with, come up against, come upon, confront, cough up, deliver, deliver over, discover serendipitously, distribute, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall in with, fall upon, fork over, forward, give in, give out, give over, glare, go without saying, grease the palm, hand, hand in, hand out, hand over, hang out, happen upon, hit upon, kick in, lay on one, light upon, meet, meet head-on, meet up with, meet with, need no explanation, pass, pass out, pass over, pitch upon, plunk down, pony up, post, project, reach, render, resign, run across, run into, run smack into, run up against, run upon, sauter aux yeux, shout, speak for itself, stand out, stick out, strike the eye, stumble on, stumble upon, stump up, surrender, tickle the palm, transfer, tumble on, turn over

ROGET THESAURUS

come across

Arrival

VB arrive, get to, come to, come, reach, attain, come up with, come up to, overtake, make, fetch, complete, join, rejoin, light, alight, dismount, land, go ashore, debark, disembark, put in, put into, visit, cast anchor, pitch one's tent, sit down, get to one's journey's end, make the land, be in at the death, come back, get back, come home, get home, return, come in, make one's appearance, drop in, detrain, deplane, outspan, de-orbit, come to hand, come at, come across, hit, come upon, light upon, pop upon, bounce upon, plump upon, burst upon, pitch upon, meet, encounter, rencounter, come in contact.

Discovery

VB discover, find, determine, evolve, learn, fix upon, pick up, find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out, fathom, bring out, draw out, educe, elicit, bring to light, dig out, grub up, fish up, unearth, disinter, solve, resolve, elucidate, unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack open, pick up, open the lock, find a clue, find clew a to, find the key to the riddle, interpret, disclose, trace, get at, hit it, have it, lay one's finger, lay one's hands upon, spot, get at the truth, arrive at the truth, put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail on the head, be near the truth, be warm, get warmer, burn, smoke, scent, sniff, catch a whiff of, smell a rat, open the eyes to, see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot, detect, catch, catch tripping, pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon, come across, come onto, meet with, meet up with, fall in with, recognize, realize, verify, make certain of, identify, Int, eureka!, aha!, I've got it!.

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