happen upon

English

Verb

happen upon (third-person singular simple present happens upon, present participle happening upon, simple past and past participle happened upon)

1. To accidentally encounter a person or situation; to chance upon, happen on or stumble across.
   • 2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     The old haunt that defines “Dragonstone” isn’t Dragonstone, though. It’s the house of that peasant father who took in the Hound and Arya, fed them, and gave them a good night’s sleep only to be robbed. In the present, the Brotherhood Without Banners happens upon the man’s house.

Translations

to accidentally encounter a person or situation

• Egyptian: (gmj)
• Ukrainian: натрапля́ти impf (natrapljáty), натра́пити pf (natrápyty)