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Verb: chance upon  chãn(t)s u'pón
  1. Find unexpectedly
    "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb";
    - fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover

Derived forms: chanced upon, chances upon, chancing upon

Type of: find, regain

Nearest

championship
Champlain
champlevé
Champollion
Champs Elysées
chanal
chanar
chance
chance event
chance on
chance upon
chance variable
chanceful
chance-half correlation
chancel
chancellery
chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
chancellorship
Chancellorsville