"come across" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-come across.ogg [Australia] Forms: comes across [present, singular, third-person], coming across [participle, present], came across [past], come across [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> across}} come across (third-person singular simple present comes across, present participle coming across, simple past came across, past participle come across)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, across.
    Sense id: en-come_across-en-verb-F0DTcsjq
  2. (figuratively) To change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition. Tags: figuratively Translations (change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition): pasarse (alt: + a) (Spanish), karşıdan karşıya geçmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-come_across-en-verb-7~fO3KM6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (across) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 76 7 7 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (across): 18 50 9 14 9 Disambiguation of 'change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition': 1 94 2 2 2
  3. (idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image. Tags: idiomatic Translations (give an appearance or impression): overkomen (Dutch), vaikuttaa (Finnish), avoir l’air de (French), wirken (German), vorkommen (German), herüberkommen (German), tűnik (Hungarian), látszik (Hungarian), benyomást kelt (Hungarian), dare l'impressione (Italian), avere l'aria (Italian), fremstå (Norwegian Bokmål), gi inntrykk av (Norwegian Bokmål), donar l'impression que (Occitan), daissar l'impression que (Occitan), da impresia că (Romanian), lăsa impresia că (Romanian), quedar (alt: + como) (Spanish), ge ett intryck av (Swedish), gelmek (Turkish), görünmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-come_across-en-verb-3PFEkGnJ Disambiguation of 'give an appearance or impression': 1 5 88 3 3
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Synonyms: run across, encounter Translations (find, usually by accident): صَادَفَ (ṣādafa) (Arabic), ensopegar amb (Catalan), 遇見 (Chinese Mandarin), 遇见 (yùjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 遇到 (yùdào) (Chinese Mandarin), narazit na (Czech), gm-m (gmj) (Egyptian), törmätä (Finnish), tomber sur (French), begegnen (German), antreffen (German), stoßen auf (German), τυχαίνω (tychaíno) (Greek), rátalál (Hungarian), ráakad (Hungarian), rábukkan (Hungarian), belebotlik (Hungarian), talál (Hungarian), akad (Hungarian), bukkan (Hungarian), botlik (Hungarian), tar ar (Irish), mrangguli (Javanese), inveniō (Latin), налетува (naletuva) (Macedonian), støte på (Norwegian Bokmål), treffe på (Norwegian Bokmål), snuble over (Norwegian Bokmål), encontrar (Occitan), oferfaran (Old English), natrafić (Polish), natknąć się na (Polish), topar (Portuguese), deparar (Portuguese), taripay (Quechua), da peste (Romanian), натыка́ться (natykátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), наткну́ться (natknútʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), встре́титься (vstrétitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), thig tarsainn air (Scottish Gaelic), amais (Scottish Gaelic), tachair air (Scottish Gaelic), toparse (Spanish), stöta på (Swedish), träffa på (Swedish), denk gelmek (Turkish), karşılaşmak (Turkish), натрапля́ти (natrapljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), натра́пити (natrápyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-come_across-en-verb-cjn940m- Disambiguation of 'find, usually by accident': 1 2 2 94 1
  5. (with with) To produce what was desired; come up with the goods.
    Sense id: en-come_across-en-verb-01tRFPiq

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "1 94 2 2 2",
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          "text": "A business suit and briefcase help her to come across as the competent professional she is.",
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        "(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image."
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "overkomen"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "vaikuttaa"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "avoir l’air de"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "wirken"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "vorkommen"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "herüberkommen"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "tűnik"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "látszik"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "benyomást kelt"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "dare l'impressione"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "fremstå"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "gi inntrykk av"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "donar l'impression que"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "daissar l'impression que"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "da impresia că"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "lăsa impresia că"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "alt": "+ como",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "quedar"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "ge ett intryck av"
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          "_dis1": "1 5 88 3 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "gelmek"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
          "word": "görünmek"
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          "text": "In the meadow he came across a rare flower.",
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        "(idiomatic, transitive) To find, usually by accident."
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          "word": "encounter"
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          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṣādafa",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "صَادَفَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "ensopegar amb"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "遇見"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yùjiàn",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "遇见"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yùdào",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "遇到"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "narazit na"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "gmj",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "gm-m"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "törmätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "tomber sur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "begegnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "antreffen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "stoßen auf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tychaíno",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "τυχαίνω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "rátalál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "ráakad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "rábukkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "belebotlik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "talál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "akad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "bukkan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "botlik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "tar ar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "mrangguli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "inveniō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "naletuva",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "налетува"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "støte på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "treffe på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "snuble over"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "encontrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "oferfaran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "natrafić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "natknąć się na"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "topar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "deparar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "taripay"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "da peste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "natykátʹsja",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "натыка́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "natknútʹsja",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "наткну́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vstrétitʹsja",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "встре́титься"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "thig tarsainn air"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "amais"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "tachair air"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "toparse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "stöta på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "träffa på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "denk gelmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "word": "karşılaşmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "natrapljáty",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "натрапля́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 94 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "natrápyty",
          "sense": "find, usually by accident",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "натра́пити"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1929, Reginald Charles Barker, The Hair-trigger Brand, page 160",
          "text": "\"I'll die before I let my grandad pay you that much money!\" blazed the girl.\n\"That ain't unlikely either,\" retorted Shanan, \"if ol' Bart Hendricks don't come across with the ransom.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "To produce what was desired; come up with the goods."
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      "links": [
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        [
          "come up with the goods",
          "come up with the goods"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with with) To produce what was desired; come up with the goods."
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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}
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        "(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image."
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        {
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1929, Reginald Charles Barker, The Hair-trigger Brand, page 160",
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        "To produce what was desired; come up with the goods."
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        "(with with) To produce what was desired; come up with the goods."
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      "tags": [
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  "translations": [
    {
      "alt": "+ a",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition",
      "word": "pasarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "change sides; to cross over to work for the opposition",
      "word": "karşıdan karşıya geçmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "overkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "vaikuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "avoir l’air de"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "wirken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "vorkommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "herüberkommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "tűnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "látszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "benyomást kelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "dare l'impressione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "avere l'aria"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "fremstå"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "gi inntrykk av"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "donar l'impression que"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "daissar l'impression que"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "da impresia că"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "lăsa impresia că"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ como",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "quedar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "ge ett intryck av"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "give an appearance or impression",
      "word": "görünmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣādafa",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "صَادَفَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "ensopegar amb"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "遇見"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùjiàn",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "遇见"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yùdào",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "遇到"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "narazit na"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "gmj",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "gm-m"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "törmätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "tomber sur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "begegnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "antreffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "stoßen auf"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tychaíno",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "τυχαίνω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "rátalál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "ráakad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "rábukkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "belebotlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "talál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "akad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "bukkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "botlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "tar ar"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "mrangguli"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "inveniō"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "naletuva",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "налетува"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "støte på"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "treffe på"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "snuble over"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "encontrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "oferfaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "natrafić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "natknąć się na"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "topar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "deparar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "taripay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "da peste"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "natykátʹsja",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "натыка́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "natknútʹsja",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "наткну́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vstrétitʹsja",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "встре́титься"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "thig tarsainn air"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "amais"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "tachair air"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "toparse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "stöta på"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "träffa på"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "denk gelmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "word": "karşılaşmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "natrapljáty",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "натрапля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "natrápyty",
      "sense": "find, usually by accident",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "натра́пити"
    }
  ],
  "word": "come across"
}

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