Stumble onto Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈstəmbəɫ/ /ˈɑntu/, /ˈɔntu

STUM-buhl ON-too or AWN-too

UK

stˈʌmbəl/ /ˈɒntʊ

stum-BUHL ON-tuh

التعريف

To find or discover something by accident, often while looking for something else or not searching at all.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, mostly used in spoken or casual written English. Commonly followed by a discovery or finding, e.g., 'stumble onto a solution.' Similar to 'come across,' but 'stumble onto' often suggests more luck or surprise.

• Spanish: encontrar por casualidad - tropezar con (figurado)
• Portuguese (BR): descobrir por acaso - esbarrar em (sentido figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): descobrir por acaso - tropeçar em (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 偶然发现
• Chinese (Traditional): 偶然發現
• Hindi: अचानक मिल जाना
• Arabic: يكتشف بالصدفة
• Bengali: হঠাৎ খুঁজে পাওয়া - আকস্মিকভাবে আবিষ্কার করা
• Russian: наткнуться на - случайно обнаружить
• Japanese: 偶然見つける - 偶然出会う
• Vietnamese: tình cờ phát hiện - vô tình tìm thấy
• Korean: 우연히 발견하다 - 우연히 마주치다
• Turkish: tesadüfen rastlamak - tesadüfen bulmak
• Urdu: غیر متوقع طور پر ملنا - اچانک دریافت کرنا
• Indonesian: tanpa sengaja menemukan - tidak sengaja menemukan

جمل نموذجية

I stumbled onto an old photo album in the attic.

basic

She stumbled onto a new restaurant while walking downtown.

basic

We stumbled onto the answer without really trying.

basic

He was just browsing online when he stumbled onto a great deal.

natural

Sometimes you stumble onto opportunities you never expected.

natural

I stumbled onto my favorite band’s concert tickets by pure luck.

natural