(v)find, happen, chance, bump, encountercome upon, as if by accident; meet with“We find this idea in Plato”, “I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here”, “She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day”
(v)meet, encounter, play, take oncontend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”, “Charlie likes to play Mary”