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{
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"singular",
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},
{
"form": "chancing upon",
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"participle",
"present"
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},
{
"form": "chanced upon",
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"pos": "verb",
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"glosses": [
"To find (someone or something) by chance."
],
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"find",
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"(transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "chance on"
},
{
"word": "come across"
},
{
"word": "happen on"
},
{
"word": "stumble upon"
}
],
"tags": [
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"translations": [
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tychaíno",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "τυχαίνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "belebotlik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "ráakad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "rábukkan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "matawhaia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "tūpono"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/",
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæns-/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/-ˌpɔn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
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},
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"tags": [
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],
"text": "Audio (AU)"
}
],
"word": "chance upon"
}
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},
{
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"participle",
"present"
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},
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},
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"glosses": [
"To find (someone or something) by chance."
],
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, idiomatic) To find (someone or something) by chance."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "chance on"
},
{
"word": "come across"
},
{
"word": "happen on"
},
{
"word": "stumble upon"
}
],
"tags": [
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"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɑːns əˌpɒn/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæns-/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæns əˌpɑn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/-ˌpɔn/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
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"tags": [
"Australia"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tychaíno",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "τυχαίνω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "belebotlik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "ráakad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "rábukkan"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "matawhaia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to find (someone or something) by chance",
"word": "tūpono"
}
],
"word": "chance upon"
}
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