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ShAShiryz
How to use this word "stumbled upon"?
maybe you can give me some examples.
28 janv. 2012 03:37
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"stumbled upon" = "discovered by accident"
"Stumble" is usually used to describe an ungraceful motion like nearly tripping over a small pebble in the road. People stumble upon family secrets or stumble upon solutions to problems. In a worst case scenario, "I stumbled upon my best friend and boyfriend kissing each other." >_<
28 janvier 2012
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One can also say "stumble on" or "stumble across". It means to encounter or discover something (sometimes someone) by accident. "Scientists searching for a cure for the disease stumbled upon a new form of adhesive".
28 janvier 2012
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I stumbled upon this question and decided to answer.
28 janvier 2012
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ShAShiryz
Compétences linguistiques
Arabe, Anglais, Allemand, Coréen, Malais
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Arabe, Allemand, Coréen
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