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came upon

came upon is the simple past of come upon.

Meaning of come upon

Verb

come upon (third-person singular simple present comes upon, present participle coming upon, simple past came upon, past participle come upon)

  1. To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.
    • We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking.
  2. To befall; to affect; to happen to.
    • I pray no harm will come upon you.

Questions about came upon

What is came upon the simple past of?
Came upon is the simple past of come upon.

Words near came upon in the dictionary

  1. came up trumps
  2. came up with
  3. came up with snake eyes
  4. came up with the goods
  5. came up with the rations
  6. came upon
  7. came with
  8. came with it
  9. came with the territory
  10. came with the turf
  11. came Yorkshire over

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