Hit upon

Synonyms for "hit upon" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

alight uponarrive atarrive uponblunder uponbump intochance uponcome acrosscome atcome down on

Strong matches (13)

come oncome up againstcome upondescend upondiscover serendipitouslydrop onencounterfall in withfall onfall uponfindget at
Noun(1 words)

Related words (22)

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tumble onturn

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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He hit upon all major concerns during the presentation.

Source: wiktionary

So next day the hunting began. I did not know how to shoot, but I proceeded to learn. And when I had expended some thirty shells for three seals, I decided that the ammunition would be exhausted before I acquired the necessary knowledge. I had used eight shells for lighting fires before I hit upon the device of banking the embers with wet moss, and there remained not over a hundred shells in the box.

Source: wiktionary

They hit upon the idea of a site that would help users exchange video files.

Source: wiktionary