Definitions for come across
come across

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discoververb

   find unexpectedly

   "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

2. come acrossverb

   be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

3. meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, seeverb

   come together

   "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

4. come across, come oververb

   communicate the intended meaning or impression

   "He came across very clearly"

5. resonate, come acrossverb

   be received or understood

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. come acrossverb

   To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.

2. come acrossverb

   To find, usually by accident.

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1. come across

   Bluebottle Kiss, sometimes known as BBK, are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 1993 by mainstay member Jamie Hutchings on guitar and vocals. The band issued six albums, Higher Up the Firetrails (1995), Fear of Girls (1996), Patient (1999), Revenge Is Slow (2002), Come Across (2003) and Doubt Seeds (2006) before their split in 2007.

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1. come across

   "Come across" is a phrasal verb that can have several meanings depending on the context. 1. To find or encounter, often by chance or accident. For example, "I came across my old love letters while I was cleaning the attic." 2. To appear or seem. For example, "He comes across as a very kind person." 3. To communicate or deliver, often unintentionally. For example, "I hope I came across as confident during the interview." 4. To provide or give, especially unintentionally. For example, "She finally came across with the information we needed."

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1. Come Across

   Come Across is the fifth album by Australian indie rock band Bluebottle Kiss, released in 2003.

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Communicate
   • Find

How to pronounce come across?

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   Karen

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How to say come across in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of come across in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of come across in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of come across in a Sentence

1. David Bromley:

   You move up the bridge to freedom by working toward being an 'Operating Thetan,' which at the highest level transcends material law, you occasionally come across people in Scientology who say they can change the material world with their mind.

2. Greg Abbott:

   Because of the way that the Biden administration is not enforcing the immigration laws, it's attracting people and enticing people to make this very dangerous trek causing them to lose their lives. I urge the president, stop the loss of lives, you have the ability to stop people from losing their lives if you make it clear that no one can come across illegally.

3. George Preti:

   I ride public transport a lot and every now and then I come across someone emanating a strong odor and it's obvious.

4. Caitlyn Jenner:

   I was watching people dying come across the river, kids in cages – whatever you want to call them.

5. Kate Beckinsale:

   Every single doctor, every single person I’ve ever come across has said, ‘You’d be so much happier if you were 30 percent less smart,' it’s no good to me, though. It’s really not helpful to me in my career. I just think it might have been a handicap actually.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=come across
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Come_Across
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Across
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=come across