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Definition of chance on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chance on

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chance on/upon somebody/something

(formal) to find or meet somebody/something unexpectedly or by chance
- One day he chanced upon Emma's diary and began reading it.
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