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Verb: chance upon  chãn(t)s u'pón
  1. Find or encounter unexpectedly
    "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb";
    - fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover

Derived forms: chances upon, chanced upon, chancing upon

Type of: find, regain