come upon

Verb

To discover or find, especially by chance or accident. / To befall; to affect; to happen to.

Japanese Meaning

偶然に発見する / 偶然出くわす / 起こる（特に予期せずに） / 降りかかる

I often come upon small cafés when I wander through the old town.

古い町をぶらぶら歩いていると、小さな喫茶店を偶然見つけることがよくあります。

Sense（1）

To discover or find, especially by chance or accident.

We came upon the skeleton while we were hiking.

Sense（2）

To befall; to affect; to happen to.

I pray no harm will come upon you.

comes upon

（ present singular third-person ）

coming upon

（ participle present ）

came upon

（ past ）

come upon

（ participle past ）