hit upon

US /hɪt əˈpɑːn/
UK /hɪt əˈpɑːn/
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偶然見つける, 思いつく

to discover something by chance

:
She hit upon the perfect solution to the problem.
彼女は問題の完璧な解決策を偶然見つけた
They hit upon a new method for increasing efficiency.
彼らは効率を高める新しい方法を偶然見つけた