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Definition of come by phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

come by

phrasal verb
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come by (something)
  1. (North American English) to make a short visit to a place, in order to see somebody
    • She came by the house.
come by something
  1. to manage to get something
    • Jobs are hard to come by these days.
  2. to receive something
    • How did you come by that scratch on your cheek?
See come by in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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