happen upon

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

happen upon - find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, fall upon, light upon, attain, discover, strikeregain, find - come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"