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Verb: come across  kúm u'krós
  1. Find unexpectedly
    "she came across a goldmine";
    - fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover
     
  2. Be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression
     
  3. Accidentally be in the same place and interact with (someone)
    "How nice to come across you again!";
    - meet, run into, encounter, run across, see
     
  4. Communicate the intended meaning or impression
    "He came across very clearly";
    - come over
     
  5. Be received or understood
    - resonate

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

Type of: appear, communicate, find, intercommunicate, look, regain, seem

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