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come by

释义

come by

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come by
he/she/it	comes by
present participle	coming by
past tense	came by
past participle	come by

1
(come by something) to get something, especially something that is hard to get
How did you come by such a beautiful house?
be hard to come by:
At that time, teaching jobs abroad were hard to come by.
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept

come by

phrasal verb intransitive/transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come by
he/she/it	comes by
present participle	coming by
past tense	came by
past participle	come by

1
to go to the place where someone is for a short visit
I’ll come by this afternoon and we can talk.
Synonyms and related words
To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call

come by

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come by
he/she/it	comes by
present participle	coming by
past tense	came by
past participle	come by

1
(come by something) to get something, especially something that is hard to get
How did you come by such a beautiful house?
be hard to come by:
At that time, teaching jobs abroad were hard to come by.
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept

come by

phrasal verb intransitive/transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	come by
he/she/it	comes by
present participle	coming by
past tense	came by
past participle	come by

1
to go to the place where someone is for a short visit
I’ll come by this afternoon and we can talk about what happened.
Synonyms and related words
To visit a person or place, or to be visited by someone
visit
go around
call

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