| Main Entry: | bump into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen upon |
Synonyms: |
chance upon, come across, encounter, hit, light, light upon, luck, meet, meet up with, run across, run into, stumble, tumble |
| Main Entry: | encounter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen upon |
Synonyms: |
alight upon, bear, bump into, chance upon, close, come across, come upon, confront, cross the path, descry, detect, espy, experience, face, fall in with, find, front, hit upon, meet, meet up with, rub eyeballs, run across, run into, run smack into, suffer, sustain, turn up, undergo |
Antonyms: |
avoid, evade, retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | find |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of, lay hands on |
Synonyms: |
arrive at, bring to light, bump into, chance upon, collar, come across, come up with*, come upon, corral, descry, detect, dig up, discern, discover, distinguish, encounter, espy, expose, fall in with, ferret out, happen upon, hit upon, identify, lay fingers on, light upon, locate, make out, meet, notice, observe, perceive, pinpoint, recognize, recover, run across, run into, scare up, sight, smoke out, spot, strike, stumble upon, track down, trip on, turn up, uncover, unearth |
| Notes: | a find (noun) is a discovery or productive insight - find (verb) means to come upon or discover something; fined means punished by the imposition of a penalty |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, miss, pass by |
| Main Entry: | meet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen on |
Synonyms: |
accost, affront, brush against, bump into, chance on, clash, collide, come across, come up against, confront, contact, cross, dig up, encounter, engage, experience, face, fall in with, find, front, get together, grapple, greet, hit, light, luck*, make a meet, meet face to face, rendezvous with, rub eyeballs, run across, run into, run up against, salute, see, strike, stumble, touch shoulders, tumble, tussle, wrestle |
Antonyms: |
miss |
| Main Entry: | stumble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen upon |
Synonyms: |
blunder upon, bump, chance, chance upon, come across, come up against, discover, encounter, fall upon, find, hit, light, light upon, luck*, meet, run across, stub toe on, tumble, turn up |
Antonyms: |
lose, overlook |