coming across
Stumbling upon something
Coming across has two main meanings.
The first is encountering something by chance: I came across an old photo in the attic.
The second is how someone or something is perceived by others: She comes across as confident, His speech came across well.
The perception sense often appears with "as" or an adverb describing the impression made.
- findingConclusion from investigation
- encounteringComing upon unexpectedly
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- discoverFind something unknown
- seemingAppearing to be
serendipity · coincidence · exude · run into · convey · chance upon · radiate · giving off · putting out · appear · first impression · impression · happenstance · lucky find · represent · embody · meet · by accident
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, run-in, close encounter
coming acrosssearching for
Trying to find
seeking out · looking for · researching · tracking down · pursuing
coming acrossconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · masking · suppressing · disguising
cross, welcome, become, coming, across, income, crossing, overcome, becoming