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Synonyms for come by in English

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come by:
- acquire; obtain; gain; procure; come by; come into; drop by; drop in

English

Detailed Synonyms for come by in English

come by:

come by verb

come by

– obtain, especially accidentally ¹
to acquire; to obtain; to gain; to procure
- acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
- obtain verb (obtains, obtained, obtaining)
- gain verb (gains, gained, gaining)
- procure verb (procures, procured, procuring)
come by
– obtain, especially accidentally ¹
- come by verb
come by

– obtain, especially accidentally ¹
come by; to come into
– obtain, especially accidentally ¹
- come by verb
- come into verb (comes into, came into, coming into)
come by

– visit informally and spontaneously ¹
to drop by; come by; to drop in
– visit informally and spontaneously ¹
- drop by verb (drops by, dropped by, dropping by)
  - We frequently drop by the neighbors' house for a cup of coffee¹
- come by verb
- drop in verb (drops in, dropped in, dropping in)

Alternate Synonyms for "come by":

drop by; drop in; visit; call in; call
get; acquire

Related Definitions for "come by":

obtain, especially accidentally¹
visit informally and spontaneously¹

Related Synonyms for come by

by
come

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University