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Meanings of
come by
in English
Spanish
pasar
Back to the meaning
Visit informally and spontaneously.
drop by
drop in
Spanish
pasar
Portuguese
atingir
Spanish
conseguir
Back to the meaning
Obtain, especially accidentally.
come into
Portuguese
atingir
Usage of
come by
in English
1
Good news stories, these days, are very, very hard to
come
by
.
2
Four of Illinois' conference losses have
come
by
10 points or less.
3
Houses were easier to
come
by
when young and rocketed in value.
4
The fact that they'd
come
by
cart gave him hope of others.
5
He said quietly, 'As you said, miracles are hard to
come
by
.
'
6
Teams arriving from New Zealand invariably find sleep impossible to
come
by
.
7
Even in a good year, force horses were hard to
come
by
.
8
But be aware, flu shots are hard to
come
by
this year.
9
I thought what a different bed she was certain to
come
by
.
10
Anything so easily
come
by
could not possibly be good for us.
11
VICTORIES Statistics on South Africa's transgender population are hard to
come
by
.
12
Surely Quinn had said he'd
come
by
the room to get me?
13
Any clarity from the G20 may be hard to
come
by
,
however.
14
Marjorie promised to
come
by
with the offering papers the following morning.
15
Forgive the paper as it's hard for me to
come
by
also.
16
He said he'd
come
by
and do it when he has time.
Other examples for "come by"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
come
by
come
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
come by
Spanish
pasar
conseguir
Portuguese
atingir
Come by
through the time
Come by
across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
South Africa
Common
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