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come across
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Verb
  • be received or understood
  • communicate the intended meaning or impression
    • He came across very clearly
  • come together
    • I'll probably see you at the meeting
    • How nice to see you again!
  • be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
  • find unexpectedly
    • the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb
    • she struck a goldmine
    • The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
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