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comes by

comes by is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come by.

Meaning of come by

Verb

come by (third-person singular simple present comes by, present participle coming by, simple past came by, past participle come by)

  1. (transitive) To obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
    • A loyal friend is hard to come by.
  2. (intransitive) To come near to; to pass; to visit.
    • Your beau came by while you were shopping.

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Questions about comes by

What is comes by the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes by is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come by.

Words near comes by in the dictionary

  1. comes back from the dead
  2. comes back to bite
  3. comes back to haunt
  4. comes before
  5. comes between
  6. comes by
  7. comes calling
  8. comes clean
  9. comes down
  10. comes down cats and dogs
  11. comes down in stair rods

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