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Verb: come upon  kúm u'pón
  1. Find or encounter unexpectedly
    "she came upon a goldmine";
    - fall upon, strike, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover
     
  2. Take possession of
    "The police came upon the stolen goods";
    - enter upon, luck into [informal]

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

See also: come in

Type of: acquire, find, get, regain