come across

verb

came across; come across; coming across; comes across

intransitive verb

1

: to give over or furnish something demanded

especially : to pay over money

2

: to produce an impression

comes across as a good speaker

3

: come through sense 2

transitive verb

: to meet, find, or encounter especially by chance

Researchers have come across important new evidence.

Synonyms of come across

• seem
• feel
• look
• sound

Examples of come across in a Sentence

the law professor comes across as a bit of an ogre at first, but he's actually quite personable

Recent Examples on the Web

Blogs were posting me, and that’s how Mustard came across my page. —Jamila Mustafa, VIBE.com, 25 Mar. 2026

Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis. —Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026

When Courtnall came across the field to help, Jónsdóttir crossed the ball to Gisele Thompson, who scored into an empty net. —Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026

During their reporting, the two came across reports of dozens of corpses turning up in the area around the time of Aujay’s disappearance. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for come across

• albatross
• applesauce
• barabbas
• helios
• kshatriyas
• backcross
• crisscross
• lacrosse
• recross
• tomas
• blas
• bos