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. Kanye West:

   Don't call me, after the robbery, and say' How you feelin' ?' You wan na know how I'm feeling ? Come by the house, bring the kids by the house, like we're brothers.

2. I Ching:

   A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.

3. Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker:

   Everything about the tests are very difficult to come by, and there's no federal plan for this, so every state is on their own, as I've said, it's the Wild West out here.

4. Jon Gray:

   It was exactly what we needed, really, we’ve been looking for road wins, especially series, all year long, and they’ve been hard to come by so it was nice to do it here in San Diego and everything worked out perfectly. It was a really good day for us.

5. Paul Dergarabedian:

   The pandemic spurred on a greater proliferation of re-releases in movie theaters since there were no new movies to come by, theaters are looking for more than just brand-new movies to put on their screens and with some 30 % fewer releases in the mix this year, it's no wonder that this is a welcome trend.

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
   https://chat.openai.com