Definitions for come by
come by

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drop by, drop in, come byverb

   visit informally and spontaneously

   "We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee"

2. come by, come intoverb

   obtain, especially accidentally

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1. come byverb

   To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.

2. come byverb

   To come near to; to pass; to visit.

3. come byinterjection

   A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

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1. come by

   "Come by" is a phrasal verb that generally means to acquire, obtain, or get something. It can also be used to mean visiting or dropping in at a particular place. The mode or ease of obtaining something or visiting a place may be implied or specified.

Matched Categories

1. • Get
   • Visit

How to pronounce come by?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say come by in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of come by in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of come by in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of come by in a Sentence

1. Tony DeMatteo:

   It might look expensive but I bought everything second-hand and made a lot of the props Tony DeMatteo, it's been gathering crowds and everyone just loves it. When people come by they get so excited, it's fun to see how much people enjoy it.

2. Ralph Tripp:

   These treatments have seen some effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2, but they’re very expensive and very hard to come by, in reality, there are only a handful of options that can actually be used because of the cost, restricted IV usage, and lack of access. That’s not very useful to the world.

3. Nathan Weber:

   We had some of the soldiers doing their security patrol after something like that happens come by and look at me -- and are like ‘sir, do you know a mortar almost landed just here?' i kind of looked at them and I’m like ‘oh yeah, it’s got me super pumped right now, do you see how fast I’m running?' They kind of looked at me like I was crazy and I kept doing my sprints and training for this.

4. Shania Twain:

   When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.

5. Trooper Ed Andersson:

   I kicked him into the fast lane hoping that a car would come by and hit him.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=come by
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Come_by
3. ^ ChatGPT
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