Meaning of come by in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.

  Example: A loyal friend is hard to come by.  Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.

• To come near to; to pass; to visit.

  Example: Your beau came by while you were shopping.

interjection

• A command to a sheepdog to move clockwise around the sheep