stumble across

English

Verb

stumble across (third-person singular simple present stumbles across, present participle stumbling across, simple past and past participle stumbled across)

(transitive) To discover or find (something) by accident.
(transitive) To meet (somebody) by chance.

Synonyms

Translations

to come across by accident; to discover by accident

Norwegian: snuble over

Russian: натыкаться (ru) (natykatʹsja)

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