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come upon vs find

find vs come upon

come upon is not a noun while find is a noun.

come upon and find both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
come upon No No Yes No
find Yes No Yes No
As verbs, find is a hypernym of come upon; that is, find is a word with a broader meaning than come upon:
  • come upon: find unexpectedly
  • find: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
Other hypernyms of come upon include regain.
come upon (noun) find (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight
come upon (verb) find (verb)
take possession of receive a specified treatment (abstract)
find unexpectedly accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of
Difference between come upon and find

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