"come across sth" in German to come across sth. zu etw. kommen auf etw. stoßen jdm. unterkommen jdm. unterlaufen Detailed translations for "come across sth" to come across sth. to come across sth. zu etw. kommen to come across sth.(also: to hit upon, to alight on/upon sth.) auf etw. stoßen to come across sth. jdm. unterkommen to come across sth. jdm. unterlaufen{intransitive verb}