stumble on

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral
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Meaning: To discover accidentally

偶然发现
Descubrir por casualidad
(偶然)発見する、見つける
(우연히) 발견하다, 찾아내다

To find a problem or issue by accident.

意外地发现问题或事实。
Encontrar un problema o asunto por accidente.
問題や事実を偶然発見すること。
우연히 문제나 사실을 발견하게 되는 것을 의미한다.
Base verb: stumble
Particle: on
Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Examples

  1. I stumbled on a bug in the code.
    我偶然发现了代码中的一个bug
    Me topé con un error en el código
    コードのバグを偶然見つけた
    코드에서 버그를 우연히 발견했다.
  2. We stumbled on some discrepancies.
    我们偶然发现了一些差异
    Descubrimos algunas discrepancias por casualidad
    いくつかの矛盾を偶然発見した
    몇 가지 불일치를 우연히 발견했다.
  3. She stumbled on the truth.
    她偶然发现了真相
    Ella descubrió la verdad por casualidad
    彼女は偶然真実を発見した
    그녀는 우연히 진실을 알게 되었다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: discovery, accident, finding

Tone: surprised

✓ Do Say

  • Stumbled on it
    Stumbled on it
    Stumbled on it
    Stumbled on it
    우연히 발견했다

Origin & History

From physically stumbling over something.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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