come across

come across
v. tegenkomen, ergens tegenop lopen, toevallig tegenkomen, bij toeval vinden
come across
I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord〉
1 overkomen 〈van bedoeling, grap e.d.〉 ⇒ begrepen worden
2 〈informeel〉lijken te zijn ⇒ overkomen (als)
♦voorbeelden:
1   his speech didn't come across very well • zijn toespraak sloeg niet erg aan
2   he comes across to me as quite a nice fellow • hij lijkt me een aardige kerel
〈informeel〉 come across with • over de brug komen met 〈geld〉; voor de dag komen met 〈informatie〉
II 〈werkwoord + voorzetsel〉
1 aantreffen ⇒ vinden, stoten op
2 invallen ⇒ opkomen
♦voorbeelden:
1   I came across an old friend • ik liep een oude vriend tegen het lijf
2   it came across my mind • het schoot me te binnen

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