She came... An old vase while looking for sth else in the attic. Is it correct to say 'came up to'?
B barnej0096 Member Joined May 30, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Netherlands Feb 12, 2013 #1 She came... An old vase while looking for sth else in the attic. Is it correct to say 'came up to'?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 12, 2013 #2 barnej0096 said: She came ... an old vase while looking for [STRIKE]sth[/STRIKE] something else in the attic. Is it correct to say 'came up to'? Click to expand... No. You only need one word between "came" and "an" in your example. It's a phrasal verb "to come xxxxx", meaning "to find/to discover".
barnej0096 said: She came ... an old vase while looking for [STRIKE]sth[/STRIKE] something else in the attic. Is it correct to say 'came up to'? Click to expand... No. You only need one word between "came" and "an" in your example. It's a phrasal verb "to come xxxxx", meaning "to find/to discover".
B barnej0096 Member Joined May 30, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Netherlands Feb 12, 2013 #3 Come across?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 12, 2013 #4 barnej0096 said: Come across? Click to expand... Yes! Exactly. Well done.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Feb 12, 2013 #5 Less common, but equally correct, is 'to come upon'. Rover