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View definitions for came by

came by

verb as in acquire

verb as in visit someone

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This time the job is more enticing thanks to the addition of DK Metcalf, who came by way of trade from Seattle.

An assistant came by and offered to fetch different bottles of water than the ones sitting in front of the judges.

Most know they came by the boatload from England in the early 1600s, searching for their religious freedom.

One photo, taken in Norwich's Theatre Street, was captioned: "I have been in England for six months. I came by ship. Life is hard out here at the moment because I don't have a job."

From BBC

Every seven minutes or so, another helicopter came by and dropped water which sprinkled over the neighborhood.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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