chance upon

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/, /ˈt͡ʃæns-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/, /-ˌpɔn/ === Verb === chance upon (third-person singular simple present chances upon, present participle chancing upon, simple past and past participle chanced upon) (transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance. Synonyms: chance on, come across, happen on, stumble upon ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “chance upon/on/across” under “chance, v.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.