phrasal verb · neutral

come by

/kʌm baɪ/COME·by

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to obtain something (often not easy); to visit briefly

Examples

“Authentic sources are hard to come by for this topic.”

“If you're in my area, come by and say hello.”

“I just came by to drop off the report.”

“Reliable statistical data for rural areas is notoriously hard to come by, which complicates policy-making.”

come by verbcame by verb (past)

Information is hard to come.→Information is hard to come by.

I will come by you tomorrow.→I will come by your place tomorrow.

5get→6find→7+come by

obtain

drop by

come across

“I came across an old friend while tidying my emails.”

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