| VERB | possession | come upon, fall upon, strike, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover | find unexpectedly |
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| possession | come upon, enter upon, luck into | take possession of |
| Meaning | Find unexpectedly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | fall upon, strike, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, attain, discover | |
| Broader | find, regain | come upon after searching |
| Spanish | dar con, descubrir, encontrarse, encontrar, hallar, lograr, tocar a | |
| Catalan | descobrir | |
| Meaning | Take possession of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | enter upon, luck into | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | adueñarse, encontrarse | |
| Catalan | entrar | |
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