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1
to make a brief visit
- come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale
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2
to receive as return for effort
- a literary award like that isn't easy to come by
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“Come by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20by. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of come by was in the 14th century
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