come by en · INTJ
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- A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep.
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
come by en · VERB
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Meanings
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(transitive) To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
A loyal friend is hard to come by.
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:For example, during the early days of construction, some landowners and local residents felt they were not being kept up to date with what was happening on a day-to-day basis, or that information wasn't always easy to come by.
2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 35:Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.
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(intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
Your beau came by while you were shopping.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| comes by | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| coming by | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| came by | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| come by | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (22)
ru доста́ть (to get (trans.)) · es encontrar (to get (trans.)) · sk zohnať (to get (trans.)) · pt encontrar (to get (trans.)) · it trovare (to get (trans.)) · it imbattersi (to get (trans.)) · pt pilhar (to get (trans.)) · es visitar (to pass or visit (intrans.)) · sk dostať (kúpiť) (to get (trans.)) · it reperire (to get (trans.)) · ru получа́ть (to get (trans.)) · ru добыва́ть (to get (trans.)) · fr mettre la main sur ... (to get (trans.)) · ru достава́ть (to get (trans.)) · ru заходи́ть (to pass or visit (intrans.)) · es hallar (to get (trans.)) · it rinvenire (to get (trans.)) · ru получи́ть (to get (trans.)) · de bekommen (to get (trans.)) · cs stavit se (to pass or visit (intrans.)) · ru добы́ть (to get (trans.)) · ru загля́дывать (to pass or visit (intrans.))