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light upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
light upon — phrasal verb light on or light upon [transitive] Word forms light on : present tense I/you/we/they light on he/she/it lights on present participle lighting on past tense lit on past participle lit on formal light on/upon something to suddenly… … English dictionary
light upon — light (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… … English dictionary for students
light\ upon — • light (up)on v To pick out by sight from among others; see; notice. His eyes lighted on the cookies and he remembered how hungry he was. Her eyes lighted upon the row of boxes, and she asked what was in them … Словарь американских идиом
light upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on … Moby Thesaurus
light upon — see light on … English dictionary
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light upon — See light on … Thesaurus of popular words
light upon something — ˈlight on/upon sth derived (literary) to see or find sth by accident • His eye lit upon a small boat on the horizon. Main entry: ↑lightderived … Useful english dictionary
cast\ light\ upon — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw … Словарь американских идиом
