come across

verb

1. 1

   be received or understood

2. 2

   communicate the intended meaning or impression

   He came across very clearly

3. 3

   come together

   I'll probably see you at the meeting

   How nice to see you again!

4. 4

   be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression

5. 5

   find unexpectedly

   the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb

   she struck a goldmine