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to come by
[phrase form: come]
01
to visit or stop by a place for a brief period
Dialect
American
AmericanTransitive: to come by a place
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
by
Base verb
come
Present tense
come by
3rd person singular
comes by
Present participle
coming by
Past simple
came by
Past participle
come by
Examples
Feel free to come by my office if you have any questions.
02
to gain possession of something
Transitive: to come by sth
Examples
I managed to come by a ticket to the sold-out concert.
03
to happen upon or encounter something unexpectedly
Transitive: to come by sth
Examples
I came by a beautiful park while exploring the city.
04
to manage or cope with a situation or circumstance
Intransitive
Examples
How does she come by living in such a chaotic environment?
come by
01
used to instruct a sheepdog to circle clockwise around a group of livestock and bring them closer to the handler
Examples
Come by, Rex! We need to gather the sheep for shearing.
