stumble upon

Meanings

• Verb

  To come across something unexpectedly and often accidentally.

  - "I stumble upon an old photograph in my grandmother's attic."
  - "While hiking, we stumbled upon a beautiful waterfall."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stumble upon
tumble , rumble , grumble

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Variants

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stumble across , stumble across/on/onto/upon , stumble on , stumble onto , stumble upon

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Etymology

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The phrase 'stumble upon' is believed to have originated from the idea of accidentally discovering something while stumbling or tripping.

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Trivia

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1. The phrase 'stumble upon' first appeared in print in the late 1800s.

2. In the movie 'The Social Network,' Mark Zuckerberg's idea for Facebook was reportedly born from him stumbling upon a Harvard student's profile and realizing the potential for a social networking site.

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Related Concepts

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1. discover: To come across or find something new, often through exploration or investigation.

2. serendipity: The occurrence and discovery of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

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Culture

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Stumbling upon something can be a source of excitement and surprise in literature and art. For example, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Scout Scout stumbles upon a hidden world in her own town.

How to Memorize "stumble upon"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of stumbling, such as tripping and then discovering something unexpected.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stumble' with the idea of accidentally discovering something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-T-U-M-B-L-E to remember the meaning: 'Surprised, Tripped, Unexpectedly Made a discovery, Brought a smile to my face, Led to excitement'

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