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    come across

    US /kʌm əˈkrɔs/

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    UK /kʌm əˈkrɔs/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo suddenly discover or find something by chance
    Every time I come across a new word I look it up in dictionary
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo appear to have certain characteristics
    She doesn't come across confident at the interviews

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    Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste

    16:54Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
    • you should have come across before. "Smooth as a young person's skin", it's really...

      you should have come across before. "Smooth as a young person's skin", it's really...

    • "Smooth" - most of you should have come across before.

      "Smooth" - most of you should have come across before.

    B1

    How To Say Sorry For Hurting Someone You Love

    06:20How To Say Sorry For Hurting Someone You Love
    • Alright? How does that come across? Yeah, that's not it.

      Alright? How does that come across? Yeah, that's not it.

    A2

    4 things to study EVERY DAY to become fluent in English

    14:074 things to study EVERY DAY to become fluent in English
    • In that case, the most sensible option for you is to learn vocabulary that you come across in your daily life.

      In that case, the most sensible option for you is to learn vocabulary that you come across in your daily life.

    • vocabulary that you come across in your daily life.

      vocabulary that you come across in your daily life.

    B1

    Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking

    17:40Benny Lewis: TEDx talk on Rapid Language Hacking
    • I've never come across the word.

      I've never come across the word.

    • Um, and then when you've got this vocabulary, you can really start getting into, um, you know, learning the-the words that obviously have nothing to do with what you've come across before.

      Um, and then when you've got this vocabulary, you can really start getting into, um, you know, learning the-the words that obviously have nothing to do with what you've come across before.

    A2

    Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News

    36:00Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
    • MIGHT COME ACROSS AS A SINGLE

      MIGHT COME ACROSS AS A SINGLE

    • If he had started sort of with a more natural segue into the Spanish, I think it would have come across more authentic.

      If he had started sort of with a more natural segue into the Spanish, I think it would have come across more authentic.

    B1

    How to Learn English \ Where to start \ A Step-by-Step Guide

    10:22How to Learn English \ Where to start \ A Step-by-Step Guide
    • it’s impossible not to look up the meanings of new words you come across to understand

      it’s impossible not to look up the meanings of new words you come across to understand

    • It's gonna be happening naturally, as a byproduct of all those other steps, because it's impossible not to look up the meanings of new words you come across to understand the context.

      It's gonna be happening naturally, as a byproduct of all those other steps, because it's impossible not to look up the meanings of new words you come across to understand the context.

    A2

    Body Language Experts Break Down Job Interview Etiquette | WIRED

    09:39Body Language Experts Break Down Job Interview Etiquette | WIRED
    • and see how you come across,

      and see how you come across,

    B1

    Police Intercept Kidnapping By Accident | Motorway Cops | Blue Light

    08:02Police Intercept Kidnapping By Accident | Motorway Cops | Blue Light
    • In the seven years that I've been a roads policing officer, I've certainly never come across that gravity of kidnapping, or any kidnapping.

      In the seven years that I've been a roads policing officer, I've certainly never come across that gravity of kidnapping, or any kidnapping.

    B1

    Rapid Fire With Manu Bhaker: Rich or Famous; What would Olympic Medalist Manu Bhaker Choose?

    06:21Rapid Fire With Manu Bhaker: Rich or Famous; What would Olympic Medalist Manu Bhaker Choose?
    • I have come across many stories of our brilliant Paralympic athletes.

      I have come across many stories of our brilliant Paralympic athletes.

    • So I have come across many stories of our brilliant para-Olympic athletes.

      So I have come across many stories of our brilliant para-Olympic athletes.

    A2

    Rick, Morty, and Bigfoot Battle The Pope | Rick and Morty | adult swim

    03:25Rick, Morty, and Bigfoot Battle The Pope | Rick and Morty | adult swim
    • You don't want to come across like a muppet.

      You don't want to come across like a muppet.

    • You don't want to come across like a Muppet.

      You don't want to come across like a Muppet.

    B2