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come upon

British pronunciation/kˈʌm əpˌɒn/
American pronunciation/kˈʌm əpˌɑːn/
to come upon
[VERB]
MAIN VERB
[phrase form: come]
1

find unexpectedly

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2

take possession of

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3

*** Befall; to affect; to happen to

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Examples
1At that time the war came upon us almost like a thief in the night.
2May peace come upon us.
3So the day of the Lord comes upon Israel.
4Then desert locusts came upon that.
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