What does "come across" mean?
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Also,
come upon;
run across. Meet or find by chance, as in I came across your old letters today, or He came upon her looking in the store window. or If I run across it, I'll call you. The first term dates from the 1800s. The first variant was used by Oliver Goldsmith in She Stoops to Conquer (1773): “You are to go sideways till you come upon Crack-Skull Common.” The second variant was used by Mark Twain in Tramp Abroad (1880): “If I don't run across you in Italy, you hunt me up in London.”
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Also,
come across with. Pay or give what is expected or demanded, as in He finally came across with some food, or The landlord wants the rent, so come across. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
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Make a particular impression, as in
He comes across as a very sincere person or
Her meaning doesn't really come across; she'll have to revise the speech. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see
get across;
put across.
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