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find vs come upon

come upon vs find

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

find and come upon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
find Yes No Yes No
come upon No No Yes No
As verbs, come upon is a hyponym of find; that is, come upon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than find:
  • find: come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
  • come upon: find unexpectedly
find (noun) come upon (noun)
the act of discovering something
a productive insight
find (verb) come upon (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract) take possession of
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation find unexpectedly
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 find and come upon

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