Come by

verb

Word Frequency: 3.3

Definitions

1.verbTo obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.

"A loyal friend is hard to come by. Somehow he came by a substantial fortune."

2.verbTo come near to; to pass; to visit.

"Your beau came by while you were shopping."

3.interjectionA command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep

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