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Verb: come across  kúm u'krós
  1. Find or encounter unexpectedly
    "she came across a goldmine";
    - fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, chance on, happen upon, discover
     
  2. Accidentally be in the same place and interact with (someone)
    "How nice to come across you again!";
    - meet, run into, encounter, run across, see, bump into
     
  3. Be perceived or understood in a particular way
    "He came across as arrogant in the interview"; "The politician tried to come across as relatable";
    - come over [Brit]
     
  4. Be received or understood
    "The speaker's ideas came across clearly";
    - resonate
     
  5. Pay or deliver something promised
    "He finally came across with the money he owed"

Derived forms: coming across, comes across, came across, come across

Type of: act, appear, communicate, find, look, move, pass, pass along, pass on, put across, regain, seem