Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Come upon/ come across
1. come upon - http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=to http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=meet http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=or http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=encounter http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=unexpectedly
I http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=come%20upon http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=an http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=old http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=friend http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=in http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=the http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=street http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=today
2. come across - [intr] http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=to http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=or http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=find http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=by%20accident
Here are definitions of #1 and #2.
They look very similar.
So do you think it's almost interchangable? perhaps not? Then what about example below #1?
I http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=come%20upon http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=an http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=old http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=friend http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=in http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=the http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=street http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=today
2. come across - [intr] http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=to http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=or http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=find http://endic.naver.com/popManager.nhn?m=search&query=by%20accident
Here are definitions of #1 and #2.
They look very similar.
So do you think it's almost interchangable? perhaps not? Then what about example below #1?
Top answer
Yes, they can be used synonymously. No doubt there are contexts where only one will do, but none occur to me offhand.
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Yes, they can be used synonymously. No doubt there are contexts where only one will do, but none occur to me offhand.
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