come upon
— Verb
– English
～ take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"
light upon
— Verb
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～ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
look upon
— Verb
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～ look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"
happen upon
— Verb
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～ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
frown upon
— Verb
– English
～ look disapprovingly upon
hinge upon
— Verb
– English
～ be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
rely upon
— Verb
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～ put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
encroach upon
— Verb
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～ to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
depend upon
— Verb
– English
～ be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"
depend upon
— Verb
– English
～ put trust in with confidence; "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"
fall upon
— Verb
– English
～ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
feed upon
— Verb
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～ be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
stratford-upon-avon
— Noun
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～ a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
obtrude upon
— Verb
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～ to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
set upon
— Verb
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～ assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
enter upon
— Verb
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～ take possession of; "She entered upon the estate of her rich relatives"
act upon
— Verb
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～ have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
bear down upon
— Verb
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～ sail towards another vessel, of a ship
bear upon
— Verb
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～ have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
chance upon
— Verb
– English
～ find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"