Come-by Definition

verb

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

Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.
A loyal friend is hard to come by.
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(intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.

Your beau came by while you were shopping.
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interjection

A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep.

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Come-by Sentence Examples

  • Do you want to come by for tea and cookies?

  • Whenever you're hungry, you can come by.

  • If Seymour wants a job at Bird Song cleaning out toilets, perhaps when he loses this election, he should come by.

  • He's supposed to come by this afternoon.

  • However, he was even less inclined to leave Cynthia, perhaps alone, if Shipton were to come by for the stored belongings.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

YBY

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Words Starting With C and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With Y