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come across
Overview of verb come-across
The verb come across has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover -- (find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake")
2. come across -- (be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression)
3. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see -- (come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!")
4. come across, come over -- (communicate the intended meaning or impression; "He came across very clearly")
5. resonate, come across -- (be received or understood)
Antonyms of verb come-across
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb come-across
5 senses of come across
Sense 1
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
=> find, regain
=> get, acquire
Sense 2
come across
=> look, appear, seem
=> be
Sense 3
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 4
come across, come over
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 5
resonate, come across
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb come-across
2 of 5 senses of come across
Sense 3
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
=> intersect, cross
Sense 5
resonate, come across
=> strike a chord
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb come-across
5 senses of come across
Sense 1
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
=> find, regain
Sense 2
come across
=> look, appear, seem
Sense 3
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Sense 4
come across, come over
=> communicate, intercommunicate
Sense 5
resonate, come across
'Cause To' of verb come-across
1 of 5 senses of come across
Sense 5
resonate, come across
=> understand
Derived Forms of verb come-across
Domain of verb come-across
Domain Terms of verb come-across
Familiarity of verb come-across
come across used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb come-across
5 senses of come across
Sense 1
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
come across
EX: John will come across angry
Sense 3
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
come across, come over
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 5
resonate, come across
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s Adjective
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb come-across
3 of 5 senses of come across
Sense 1
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
> find, regain
=> feel
=> locate, turn up
=> fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
=> rout up, rout out
Sense 2
come across
> look, appear, seem
=> make
=> cut
=> feel
=> pass off
=> sound
=> come across
=> glow, beam, radiate, shine
=> glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
=> leap out, jump out, jump, stand out, stick out
=> rise, lift, rear
=> loom
=> feel
Sense 4
come across, come over
> communicate, intercommunicate
=> grimace, make a face, pull a face
=> fingerspell, finger-spell
=> aphorize, aphorise
=> riddle
=> project
=> reach, get through, get hold of, contact
=> inflict, bring down, visit, impose
=> commune
=> ask, inquire, enquire
=> telecommunicate
=> inform
=> joke, jest
=> blog
=> greet
=> address, turn to
=> nod
=> convey, impart
=> sign
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> talk, speak
=> speak, talk
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> telepathize, telepathise
=> write
=> radio
=> write
=> network
=> sign, signal, signalize, signalise
=> semaphore
=> whistle
=> give, throw
=> give, pay
=> give, render
=> carry, convey, express
=> issue
=> come across, come over
=> share
=> get
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb come-across
Sense 1
fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
=> find, regain
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Sense 2
come across
=> look, appear, seem
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Sense 3
meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
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Sense 4
come across, come over
=> communicate, intercommunicate
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Sense 5
resonate, come across
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