Synonym of happen upon

v.

find unexpectedly

come upon fall upon come across encounter meet find bump into chance upon stumble upon turn up

discover notice uncover unearth hit upon light upon

detect identify locate recover spot strike collar corral descry discern distinguish espy expose observe perceive pinpoint recognize recognise sight arrive at bring to light come up with dig up fall in with ferret out lay fingers on make out run across run into scare up smoke out track down trip on

believe calculate divine fathom infer predict presume pretend solve speculate suggest suppose surmise think chance conjecture deduce deem estimate fancy guesstimate hazard hypothesize hypothesise judge opine penetrate pick postulate predicate reason reckon select survey suspect theorise theorize venture dare say go out on a limb jump to a conclusion lump it size up take a shot at take a stab at think likely work out

establish station determine hook place position read get at lay one's hands on meet with pick up on pin down search out smell out stumble on trip over zero in on

obtain acquire buy gain gather get have learn purchase score take annex chalk up compass cull extract garner get the hang of glean procure secure

catch reach seize achieve attain effect lay bare open up stumble across