come by
To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarilyTo obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
» Did you come by yourself today?
Ви сьогодні прийшли самі?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
A loyal friend is hard to come by.
Somehow he came by a substantial fortune.
bekommen
добыва́тьdobyvátʹ, добы́тьdobýtʹ, достава́тьdostavátʹ
obtain, especially accidentally
(intransitive)To come near to; to pass; to visit.
Your beau came by while you were shopping.
заходи́тьzaxodítʹ, загля́дыватьzagljádyvatʹ
visit informally and spontaneously
Examples
554 sentencesDid you come by yourself today?
Ви сьогодні прийшли самі? — aandrusiak
Why didn't you come by bus?
Чому ти не приїхав на автобусі? — deniko
ruПочему ты не приехал автобусом? — sharptoothed
deWarum bist du denn nicht mit dem Bus gekommen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Be sure to come here by five.
Обов'язково приходь сюди до п'ятої. — deniko
You won't believe who came by today.
Ти не повіриш, хто приходив сьогодні. — deniko
ruВы не поверите, кто сегодня приходил. — marafon
deDu wirst nicht glauben, wer heute vorbeigekommen ist! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom came by my house yesterday morning.
Том приходив до мене додому вчора вранці. — deniko
deTom kam gestern Morgen an meinem Haus vorbei. — quicksanddiver
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
comes by, coming by, came by, come byPhrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- come upпідійти, піднятисяTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
- come offнатрапити, натраплятиTo become detached.
- come outпоставити, ставитиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, out.
- come onпройти, проходитиTo encounter, discover; to come upon.
- come inздаватися, кидатиTo enter.
- come downпадати, впастиTo descend, fall down, collapse.
- come backповернутисяTo return to a place.
- come overнатрапити, натраплятиTo affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse.
More 8
- come afterловити, полюватиTo pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.
- come aroundдорівнювати, отямитисяTo change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first.
- come throughдоставити, доставлятиTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
- come alongрозвивати, розвиватисяTo accompany.
- come aboutстатися, відбутисяTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen; to exist.
- come toдорівнювати, отямитисяTo recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- come acrossнатрапити, натраплятиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, across.
- come byTo obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb