come by

verb

came by; come by; coming by; comes by

transitive verb

: to get possession of : acquire

a good job is hard to come by

intransitive verb

: to make a visit

came by after dinner

Example Sentences

come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale a literary award like that isn't easy to come by

Recent Examples on the Web When Lhakpa was a child, certain spices and ingredients were hard to come by in the mountains.

Jess Eng, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Jobs that pay well are hard to come by in Jamaica, Powell said, and the lack of tourists during the pandemic made things worse.

Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Money for luxury items can be harder to come by in a difficult economy.

Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 This adaptation is especially useful since black swallowers live in the deep and food can be scarce to come by in the abysmal depths of the sea.

Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 Did the performance of that film make a green light harder to come by in your case?

Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022 Irrefutable proof is harder to come by in biology than in a field like math or physics, Andersen cautioned.

Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Uplifting stories have been hard to come by in America’s oldest sport these days.

New York Times, 11 June 2022 The Good News: Justice isn't always easy to come by in our modern world, but one way to achieve it is through peaceful means.

Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 1 June 2022 See More

单词	came by
释义	come by verb came by; come by; coming by; comes by transitive verb : to get possession of : acquire a good job is hard to come by intransitive verb : to make a visit came by after dinner Synonyms call come over drop by drop in pop (in) run (over) run in step in stop (by or in) visit See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale a literary award like that isn't easy to come by Recent Examples on the Web When Lhakpa was a child, certain spices and ingredients were hard to come by in the mountains. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Jobs that pay well are hard to come by in Jamaica, Powell said, and the lack of tourists during the pandemic made things worse. Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Money for luxury items can be harder to come by in a difficult economy. Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 This adaptation is especially useful since black swallowers live in the deep and food can be scarce to come by in the abysmal depths of the sea. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022 Did the performance of that film make a green light harder to come by in your case? Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2022 Irrefutable proof is harder to come by in biology than in a field like math or physics, Andersen cautioned. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Uplifting stories have been hard to come by in America’s oldest sport these days. New York Times, 11 June 2022 The Good News: Justice isn't always easy to come by in our modern world, but one way to achieve it is through peaceful means. Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, 1 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense came by verb past tense of come by 1 as in visited to make a brief visit come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance visited ran in stepped in dropped by dropped in came over called popped (in) looked up ran (over) saw stopped (by or in) haunted hanged (at) bopped (into) happened (by) hung (at) frequented barged (in) resorted (to) 2 as in won to receive as return for effort a literary award like that isn't easy to come by Synonyms & Similar Words won earned gained reaped brought in made garnered got obtained landed attained secured acquired captured realized pulled down procured carried achieved knocked down drew took over bagged accomplished accumulated scored occupied grossed netted amassed racked up regained reattained picked up caught annexed cleared notched (up) recaptured reacquired remade Antonyms & Near Antonyms lost paid granted gave forfeited gave up accorded yielded surrendered handed over relinquished parted (with) See More
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come by

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