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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Amanda Martin:

   To see that it is down 7 percent makes me think, that's probably going to mean the whole birds for Thanksgiving are going to be extremely hard to come by.

2. Jay Foreman:

   It's a simple case of how much sales volume fits in the container when containers are hard to come by.

3. Jenelle Evans:

   And after I had Ensley they said CPS will just come by to do a [wellness] check since you tested positive, they came and did a [wellness] checkup and everything is fine. They closed the case.

4. 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.

5. Dylan Gordon:

   We've had plenty of homeless people come by our table and just filled their bags with as much food as they could carry, plenty of locals come by who have had their jobs hurt by this protest.

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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